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[email protected] DINOSAURS FOR THE DIGITAL AGE: DEMOCRATIC PARTY ORGANIZATION IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY by AARON SHAPIRO A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Political Science in partial fulfillment for the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York. i ©2017 AARON SHAPIRO All Rights Reserved ii Dinosaurs for the Digital Age: Democratic Party Organization in the Twenty-First Century by Aaron Shapiro This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Political Science in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Date [Frances Fox Piven] Chair of Examining Committee Date [Alyson Cole] Executive Officer Supervisory Committee: John Mollenkopf James Jasper THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iii ABSTRACT Dinosaurs for the Digital Age: Democratic Party Organization in the Twenty-First Century by Aaron Shapiro Advisor: Frances Fox Piven Abstract: This dissertation traces Democratic Party organization roughly over the Obama era. It conceptualizes the party at the national, state, and local level, with a particular focus on Ohio.