John F. Bibby is professor emeritus of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a nationally recognized scholar in the field of political parties and elections. He is a past chair of the political parties section of the American Political Science Association and the 2001 recipient of the section's Samuel J. Eldersveld Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition to this book, his is the author of PARTY ORGANIZATIONS IN AMERICA, TWO PARTIES OR MORE? THE AMERICAN PARTY SYSTEM, GOVERNING BY CONSENT: AN INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN POLITICS, and ON CAPITOL HILL: STUDIES IN THE LEGISLA...