tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post2045397655369670194..comments2024-03-27T19:01:21.504-06:00Comments on Enik Rising: Both parties "outsource"Seth Maskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-22003746788176052032012-03-26T15:58:20.066-06:002012-03-26T15:58:20.066-06:00Thanks for making your recent published works avai...Thanks for making your recent published works available here. I've enjoyed reading your thoughts since as an undergrad taking Zaller's courses. This helps me keep my finger on the academic pulse as I've been out of that realm and trying to make sense of the party apparatus around me in the political world. Appreciate the access and analysis, and I'm looking forward to the new paper.Ryan Searsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-482728873121456902012-03-26T15:05:46.956-06:002012-03-26T15:05:46.956-06:00That's what I get for committing to memory onl...That's what I get for committing to memory only the parts that were relevant to my research. <br /><br />This is why I would never comment on David Karol's blog, if he had one.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531959114227836296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-10669383956831660192012-03-26T14:29:54.120-06:002012-03-26T14:29:54.120-06:00Actually, Wilson's book chronicled amateur mov...Actually, Wilson's book chronicled amateur movements in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City. The latter two hardly wanted for patronage.Seth Maskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-55428379642553797442012-03-26T12:56:48.001-06:002012-03-26T12:56:48.001-06:00I think your use of Wilson's work is not quite...I think your use of Wilson's work is not quite right. His Amateurs were in California, where patronage was slim compared to other big cities that struggled to deal with the end of that form of party organization. The Amateur Democrats were a response to the absence of strong party organizations in California, not a replacement for one. <br />Otherwise I generally agree that this "outsourcing" is nothing new and that there is symmetry. The party apparat may have shifted from salaried party positions to self-sustaining consulting firms, but they are still highly partisan.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12531959114227836296noreply@blogger.com