“A Place on the Ballot”: Fusion Politics and Antifusion Laws

Argersinger, Peter H.

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“…At roughly the same time, states also adopted “anti‐fusion” laws, preventing candidates from appearing on the ballot under the banner of more than one political party. Third‐party candidates throughout the Gilded Age often relied on some measure of cross‐party support, especially allying with Democrats in the West or Republicans in the South, but now that avenue, too, is restricted (Argersinger ). The most important structural obstacles are the oldest.…”

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Populism and Conspiracy: A Historical Synthesis of American Countersubversive Narratives

Jessen¹

2019

American J Econ Sociol

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Recent public concern about political conspiracy theories and disinformation has led some to favor restrictions on free speech or call for greater government transparency. These proposals are likely to fail, as they are based upon the faulty assumption that belief in conspiracies is a product of ignorance. It is surprising that few scholars in recent years have focused on the special connection between conspiracy theories and the populist movements that commonly spawn them. Historically, the American system has restricted political action outside certain normal bounds, eventually encouraging frustrated citizens to develop new opposition movements. Populists then adopt conspiracy theories as tools to reshape political coalitions and forge unified organizations of their own. In light of the functional purpose of conspiracy theories and the oppositional critique of populist movements, conspiratorial narratives no longer appear to be the product of ignorance.

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Populism and Conspiracy: A Historical Synthesis of American Countersubversive Narratives

Jessen¹

2019

American J Econ Sociol

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“A Place on the Ballot”: Fusion Politics and Antifusion Laws

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Populism and Conspiracy: A Historical Synthesis of American Countersubversive Narratives

Populism and Conspiracy: A Historical Synthesis of American Countersubversive Narratives

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