The Battle for U.S. Foreign Policy Congress, Parties, and Factions i
This book is an original study of the contemporary debate over U.S. foreign policy between the president, members of Congress, and political parties. Specifically, it examines how factions at the ideological extremes within parties such as the Tea Party,
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The Battle for U.S. Foreign Policy
Patrick Homan • Jeffrey S. Lantis
The Battle for U.S. Foreign Policy Congress, Parties, and Factions in the 21st Century
Patrick Homan Department of Political Science Dominican University River Forest, IL, USA
Jeffrey S. Lantis Department of Political Science The College of Wooster Wooster, OH, USA
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Preface and Acknowledgments
America is divided. Parties are polarized in modern politics, voters seem dug-in, and battles are raging among lawmakers over control of the policy process. While concerned individuals and groups with strong opinions have always tried to influence the policy process, most members of Congress have traditionally acted with comity. Today, though, these ideological and political divisions seem laid bare. Major party leaders have tried to maintain unity but are facing deep rifts among the groups in their caucus that can influence the policy process. The rise of Donald Trump as an outsider presidential candidate who eventually won over moderates to secure the Republican Party nomination is evidence of these divisions. So, too, is the activism of representatives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on the left who are pushing redistributive policies, challenging the establishment, and keeping an active social media presence. Even as moderate party leaders attempt to corral their membership, political scientists have
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