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Laboratories against Democracy How National Parties Transformed State Politics (Princeton Studies in American Politics)

Jacob M. Grumbach

As national political fights are waged at the state level, democracy itself pays the price Over the past generation, the Democratic and Republican parties have each become nationally coordinated political teams. American political institutions, on the other hand, remain highly decentralized.

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The Ezra Klein Show

Grumbach argued that the shift of policy making to the states was complex and not wholly positive, showing how national parties have transformed state politics. He highlighted the muddied reality of state governments as laboratories of democracy.

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Jake Grumbach is a political scientist at the University of Washington and author of the book Laboratories Against Democracy.

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Grumbach argued that the shift of policy making to the states was complex and not wholly positive, showing how national parties have transformed state politics. He highlighted the muddied reality of state governments as laboratories of democracy.

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Jake Grumbach is a political scientist at the University of Washington and author of the book Laboratories Against Democracy.

Jake Rumbach, your book is Laboratories Against Democracy.

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