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标题：Tennessee: A Maturing Two-Party System
其他标题：Tennessee: A Maturing Two-Party System
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作者：John M. Bruce ; John A. Clark ; Michael M. Gant 等
期刊名称：American Review of Politics
印刷版ISSN：2374-7781
电子版ISSN：2374-779X
出版年度：2003
卷号：24
页码：165-182
DOI：10.15763/issn.2374-7781.2003.24.0.165-182
出版社：University of Oklahoma Libraries
摘要：Although Tennessee has long had a Republican presence in its political system, the two par-ties have only recently become competitive across the state. As a result, party organizations and activists have the opportunity to play an important role in the state’s elections. Activists in the two parties grew increasingly polarized across the decade of the 1990s in terms of their ideologies and issue positions. Organizationally, both parties seem to be settling into their roles in the political system. Democrats take a more pragmatic approach to politics, while Republicans see more dramatic growth in the strength of their organizations.