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The Vital South : How Presidents are Elected / Earl Black, Merle Black.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]Copyright date: ©1992Edition: Reprint 2013Description: 1 online resource (400 p.) : 26 line illustrations, 19 maps, 22 tablesContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780674734562
  • 9780674734579
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 324.975 20
LOC classification:
  • JK2295.A13 B583 1992
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- I. The National Setting -- 1. The Republican Edge -- 2. The South and the Electoral College -- 3. The Changing Geography of Presidential Elections -- II. Presidential Nominations in Historical Perspective -- 4. The South and Democratic Nominations -- 5. The South and Republican Nominations -- III. The Dissolution of the Solid Democratic South -- 6. The White Revolt in the Deep South -- 7. The Republican Breakthrough in the Peripheral South -- IV. Modern Presidential Politics -- 8. The New Southern Electorate -- 9. The Progressive Advantage in Democratic Primaries -- 10. The Conservative Triumph in Republican Primaries -- 11. Republican Dominance after the Great Society -- 12. The Democratic Interlude -- 13. As the South Goes -- Notes -- Index
Summary: Once again a southern governor has shown Democrats the road to the White House. As a native southerner, President Bill Clinton has the opportunity to rebuild Democratic strength in the region. For the Republicans, carrying the entire South still remains a crucial imperative. The Vital South is the first book to chronicle the massive shift of southern electoral power to Republican presidential candidates, while also showing how Democrats can again become competitive in the region. Deftly combining political narrative, in-depth analysis, and telling anecdotes, this book will be a definitive source on southern presidential politics for years to come.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- I. The National Setting -- 1. The Republican Edge -- 2. The South and the Electoral College -- 3. The Changing Geography of Presidential Elections -- II. Presidential Nominations in Historical Perspective -- 4. The South and Democratic Nominations -- 5. The South and Republican Nominations -- III. The Dissolution of the Solid Democratic South -- 6. The White Revolt in the Deep South -- 7. The Republican Breakthrough in the Peripheral South -- IV. Modern Presidential Politics -- 8. The New Southern Electorate -- 9. The Progressive Advantage in Democratic Primaries -- 10. The Conservative Triumph in Republican Primaries -- 11. Republican Dominance after the Great Society -- 12. The Democratic Interlude -- 13. As the South Goes -- Notes -- Index

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Once again a southern governor has shown Democrats the road to the White House. As a native southerner, President Bill Clinton has the opportunity to rebuild Democratic strength in the region. For the Republicans, carrying the entire South still remains a crucial imperative. The Vital South is the first book to chronicle the massive shift of southern electoral power to Republican presidential candidates, while also showing how Democrats can again become competitive in the region. Deftly combining political narrative, in-depth analysis, and telling anecdotes, this book will be a definitive source on southern presidential politics for years to come.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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