Seth E. Masket Libri

An essential guide to American politics, the Democratic Party, and the US party system at a time of turmoil and uncertainty. Masket offers a unique, real-time examination of how the Democratic Party interpreted its 2016 defeat and why a focus on electability led to Joe Biden's nomination in 2020.

Why do anti-party reforms, from campaign finance reform to nonpartisan legislatures, tend to fail? The Inevitable Party looks at the structure and behavior of parties to understand why they are so resilient, and examines how various attempts to undermine them just end up hurting democracy.