Republican Ascendancy in Southern Us House Elections

Informationen zum Autor Seth C McKee Klappentext Tremendous transformation marks the last three decades of American politics, and nowhere has this change been as distinctive and penetrating as in the American South. After 120 consecutive years of minority status, the rapid ascendancy of Southern House Republicans in the 1990s has reshaped the contours of contemporary American politics: increasing party polarization, making a Republican House majority possible, and, most recently, contributing to the revival of Democratic fortunes in national congressional elections. Southern Republican ascendancy constitutes an exemplar of party system change, made possible by three sequential factors: increasing Republican identification, redistricting, and the emergence of viable Republican candidates. Relying on existing and original data sources, this text presents the most recent example of large-scale partisan change. Beyond serving as a primer for the study of political parties, campaigns and elections, and Southern politics, Republican Ascendancy in Southern U.S. House Elections provides an original theoretical argument and an expansive view of why political change in the South has such strong implications for national politics. Zusammenfassung Beyond serving as a primer for the study of political parties, campaigns and elections, and Southern politics, Republican Ascendancy in Southern U.S. House Elections provides an original theoretical argument and an expansive view of why political change in the South has such strong implications for national politics. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Prologue * Acknowledgements * 1. Explaining Republican Ascendancy * 2. The Dynamics of Party Identification * 3. Electoral Effects of Redistricting * 4. Republican Candidate Emergence * 5. National Implications of Southern Republican Ascendancy * 6. The Future of Southern Congressional Politics * Appendix A: Documentation of Data Sources * Appendix B: Chapter 3 Supplementary Analyses * Appendix C: Chapter 4 Supplementary Tables * References * Index...

Product details

• Authors: Seth McKee, Seth C McKee, Seth C. McKee
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.08.2009
• EAN: 9780813344072
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-4407-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Transforming American Politics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen, USA Süden, South Atlantic States, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, Elections & referenda, Constitution: government & the state, Southeastern & South Atlantic States, Constitution: government and the state, US South: South Atlantic States, Elections and referenda / suffrage