Samuel L. Popkin (Book order)

Samuel L. Popkin Book order

Samuel L. Popkin is an influential political scientist whose work delves into rational choice theory within political science. He is renowned for his analyses of peasant society, particularly in Asia, as well as his extensive experience as a political strategist and pollster. His research focuses on presidential campaigns and the relationship between public opinion and foreign policy, seeking to understand the mechanisms of communication and persuasion in political decision-making.

Crackup: The Republican Implosion and the Future of Presidential Politics

320 pages
12 hours of reading

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Samuel L. Popkin applies his extensive experience with presidents and presidential campaigns to provide a lively, extensively researched story of the contemporary Republican Party. He shows how reforms intended to take corporate money out of political parties ended up crippling party leadership, rendering them unable to cope with a new political landscape. In their stead, the machinations of billionaires pursuing pet issues and "purity for profit" activists thrived. As Popkin lays bare, party rebels such as Ted Cruz exploited these forces to block immigration and healthcare reform, opening the door for Trump's election.