Beyond the Politics of Disappointment

American Elections 1980-1998

A provocative evaluation of electoral trends&BAD:ndash;&BAD:ndash;distrust of government, desire for a renewal of the American dream, decreasing voter turnout, support for self-government, debate over the shape of political conflict&BAD:ndash;&BAD:ndash;which McWilliams characterizes as a politics of disappointment. Includes an incisive analysis of the Clinton years and the impeachment trial.