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The Family Dynamics of Political Parties: Decentralization and Future Trends

Political parties resemble extended families, marked by decentralization and fragmentation. Each party lacks a strict hierarchy, allowing candidates to share beliefs yet disagree on various issues. National conventions play a key role in nominating leaders and defining party platforms, while state and local organizations reflect these national procedures. Despite their importance, party affiliation has been declining since 1964, with a rise in independent voters and split-ticket voting. The future of political parties may hinge on their adaptability and the influence of single-issue groups, such as the Tea Party.

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The Family Dynamics of Political Parties: Decentralization and Future Trends

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  1. CH.5.5 PARTY ORGANIZATION

  2. How are Political Parties like extended families? • Is any1 person in control? • Would the family support each other in a crisis or confrontation? • Might the extended family disagree on certain issues?

  3. DECENTRALIZATION OF PARTIES • Parties do NOT have a chain of command running from State all the way to Federal levels. • They are: • Decentralized • Fragmented • Disjointed Parties have similar beliefs, but there is not a list of mandatory beliefs that a politician HAS to have to be a specific party. • Candidates Bash each other … then are best friends. Examples: Obama vs Clinton

  4. NATIONAL PARTY PROCEDURE • National Conventions meet in the Summer of the year of the election (2012,2008,2004…etc) • Officially nominates the President and Vice President • Officially adopts the party platform (what the party stands for) Romney accepting the nomination The NATIONAL PARTY has a National Committee and a National Chairperson That leads the party and handles the party’s Affairs. Dem. Chairperson: Debbie Wasserman Schultz  Howard dean Rep. Chairperson: ReincePriebus

  5. STATE AND LOCAL PROCEDURE • State and local Party organizations are reflections of the National procedure. • Here is the state breakdown of political organization: • States have CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS • Peoria is in the 18th district! • Aaron shock • Who is our 18th district congressman? • in the cities, DISTRICTS are divided into WARDS • WARDS are divided into PRECINCTS

  6. THE FUTURE OF POLITICAL PARTIES • Political parties have never been very popular among common citizens. • Since 1964, party affiliation has been in decline. • Reasons for party affiliation decline: • A sharp drop in citizens that register as Dem. or Rep., and an increase in Independent voters. • A big increase in SPLIT-TICKET VOTING. Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election. • Structure changes that have made parties more ‘open’ • The increase in media has led voters to rely more on their own decisions than the dependence of a party affiliation • Growth of single-issue organizations in politics (TEA-PARTY) • Who became the “leader” of the teap party after 2008?

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