Abstract
The organizational strength, structural complexity, and program activities of American state party apparatuses have steadily been changing—for the most part growing—since 1960. Through interviews and mail questionnaires with current and former state chairpersons, executive directors, and other key leaders, information about these organizational attributes was obtained for various time points; comparisons of state-level party work patterns stressed by incumbents in key positions at earlier and later periods facilitate trend analysis. Regional analysis of trends is also undertaken.
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