Changing Party Coalitions: The Mystery of the Red State-blue State Alignment

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Algora Publishing, 2006 - 305 pagini
Where did the OC RedOCO states and OC BlueOCO states come from? Jerry F. Hough, professor on the US Presidency at Duke University, looks at the American experience and examines the fundamental change in party alignment that took place in the second half of the 20"

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Chapter 1 Introduction
1
Chapter 2 The Irrational NorthSouth Coalition after the Civil War
27
Chapter 3 The Ethnic and Religious Character of Parties in the North
59
Changing Ideas of Race
91
The Transformation of Race
105
Chapter 6 The Institutional Base for Realignment
129
Chapter 7 The Origins of the Republican RedState Strategy
155
Chapter 8 The Origins of the Democrats Blue State Strategy
185
Table of Contents
xi
Chapter 1 Introduction
1
Chapter 2 The Irrational NorthSouth Coalition after the Civil War
27
Chapter 3 The Ethnic and Religious Character of Parties in the North
59
Changing Ideas of Race
91
The Transformation of Race
105
Chapter 6 The Institutional Base for Realignment
129
Chapter 7 The Origins of the Republican RedState Strategy
155

Chapter 9 The Red StateBlue State Polarization and the Issue of Nationalism
217
Chapter 10 Conclusion
251
Also by Jerry F Hough
273
Bibliography
275
Index
297
Changing Party Coalitions
iii
Preface
vii
Chapter 8 The Origins of the Democrats Blue State Strategy
185
Chapter 9 The Red StateBlue State Polarization and the Issue of Nationalism
217
Chapter 10 Conclusion
251
Also by Jerry F Hough
273
Bibliography
275
Index
297

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