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Partisanship Reinstated? A Comparison of the 1972 and 1976 U.S. Presidential Elections

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Recent presidential elections in the United States have been marked by widely divergent landslide victories. In 1964 Lyndon Johnson led the Democrats to a sweeping victory over Barry Goldwater. In 1968 Richard Nixon captured the White House for the Republicans in a contest that was close only because George Wallace ran as a third-party candidate and siphoned off a large share of the conservative vote. With Wallace eliminated from the 1972 race, Nixon easily won a lopsided re-election victory over George McGovern. Early in the campaign the 1976 election also appeared to be heading towards an overwhelming victory, this time for the Democrats. Yet, Jimmy Carter won by only two percentage points.

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  • Miller, Arthur H., 1978. "Partisanship Reinstated? A Comparison of the 1972 and 1976 U.S. Presidential Elections," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 8(2), pages 129-152, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:8:y:1978:i:02:p:129-152_00
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