The Cities on the Hill: Urban Politics in National Institutions

摘要: Much is made of the contemporary “Red States-Blue States” partisan divide and importance race income for defining conflict. Less scholarly attention has been paid to place-character as a dividing principle American politics. This essay links literatures on urban politics political development argue that distinctly perspective at core current “Blue” alignment, proposes “city delegation” theory explain how cohesive bloc grew out local New Deal’s wing solidified steadily since. Empirical tests theory’s implications, employing cohesion likeness scores multivariate regression, provide support parties in national legislative behavior. Initially concentrated Northeastern Midwestern industrial centers, this progressive nationalized emerged “dually liberal” pole conflict, representing full articulation Deal realignment even original upon which it was built continues wane. draft, please do not cite or circulate without permission. I am happy receive comments all sorts tko2103@columbia.edu.