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Beachler, Donald. "Labor Unions and American Elections: The Politics of Voter Mobilization in the 2000 and 2004 Presidential Elections" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, Fairmont Hotel, Mar 23, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p89012_index.html>

Beachler, D. , 2005-03-23 "Labor Unions and American Elections: The Politics of Voter Mobilization in the 2000 and 2004 Presidential Elections" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA, Fairmont Hotel Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p89012_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Because of the very low rates of voter participation, relatively small segments of the population can have great influence over elections, if they vote at a high rate. Presidential turnouts in the three elections before 2004 were in the range of 49 to 55 percent of the eligible electorate. Off year national elections have drawn about 36 to 39 percent of the voting age population to the polls. In recent elections, the popular vote for the U.S. House of Representatives has been nearly evenly divided between the two parties (Rimmerman, 2001). Republicans have retained control of the House of Representatives by winning one to two percent more of the popular vote than the Democrats. Because of low voter turnout, the votes of .36 to .72 percent of the eligible electorate can be vital in determining the outcome of elections. At times, the search for a small fraction of the electorate can lead politicians to seek political alliance with very small portions of the American polity (Beachler, 2003). Because small increases in voter participation can make a substantial difference in election results, interest groups have greater incentives to mobilize their members into the electorate in a polity characterized by very low rates of voter participation. This article presents a case study of organized labor, an interest group that has been losing membership and political influence for decades. In recent elections, labor has attempted to compensate for its reduced numbers by mobilizing its members to go to the polls in greater numbers and to increase the percentage of union members voting for union endorsed candidates. The article investigates labor’s attempt to mobilize its members in a relatively demobilized polity in 2000 and more mobilized polity in 2004.

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