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This 8 page paper evaluates machine politics and how it has changed over the years. Tammany Hall is used as an example, but the focus is on contemporary times. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Tammany Hall was an issue, there was talk of corruption and much of the talk turned out to be true. Many things today are at least a bit better than
that, but it is not true that there is a complete absence of corruption. Anne Freedman, in a book chapter entitled "The Last Political Machine," writes about Long Island and
provides exemplification by focusing on one region. She explains that for example, to get a job in Hempstead, one has to be somehow connected to the Republican party (Freedman 147).
She speaks of contemporary times and even though politics has been cleaned up, and nepotism is frowned upon, corruption still occurs. Yet, machine politics almost seems to be a thing
of the past, or at least one can say that it is changing. Harmel reports on the fact that some political scientists have suggested that the major parties will are
frozen (42). That is, one will see the major players over and over again (42). It does seem that politics has gone stale, that the way in which it
plays out in America is something equated to a two party system--something not intended--but something that also excludes third parties to an extent. Herrnson brings up the point that the
Electoral College hurts minor parities (24). Indeed, how can a third party candidate become president? He is more likely to be struck by lighting. Ross Perot for example made a
remarkable showing in 1992 but had only a scant amount of electoral votes. In any event, a student writing on this subject might want to note that American politics is
characterized by not only a two party system that is hard to penetrate, but also by two distinct parties that become more and more alike each day. Interestingly, political parties
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