Download or read book The Underdog in American Politics written by K. Trautman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-06-07 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One major party in American politics, the Democrats, has consciously identified itself with underdogs. This book analyzes the relationship between the party and the main political ideology of its base: liberalism.