The Loud Minority

Download or read book The Loud Minority written by Daniel Q. Gillion and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Voters now see protests as ideological- i.e., belonging to the Democrat or Republican Party. Consequently, as protest grows in America, it pushes more voters to turnout to the polls, donate to political campaigns, and run for office-benefiting the political party that is perceived to be the most supportive of the protestors' message. Thus, protests are the canaries in the coal mines that warn of future political and electoral changes. This is how protest shapes our democracy"--