Daschle Vs. Thune

Daschle Vs. Thune
Title Daschle Vs. Thune PDF eBook
Author Jon K. Lauck
Publisher University of Oklahoma Press
Pages 345
Release 2016-04-18
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0806182512

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The story behind the unseating of a Senate majority leader the race between Tom Daschle and John Thune in South Dakota was widely acknowledged as “the other big race of 2004.” Second in prominence only to the presidential race, the Daschle-Thune contest pitted the rival political ideologies that have animated American politics since the 1960s. In a sign of the ongoing strength of political conservatism, Daschle became the first Senate leader in fifty years to lose a re-election bid. Historian Jon K. Lauck, a South Dakotan who was an insider during that heated campaign, now offers a multilayered examination of this hard-fought and symbolically charged race. Blending historical narrative, political analysis, and personal reflection, he offers a close-up view of the issues that divide the nation—a case study of the continuing clash between liberalism and conservatism that has played out for more than a generation in U.S. politics. Daschle vs. Thune moves beyond the nitty-gritty of public policy to deftly show how the recent past continues to shape the ongoing political battles that animate pundits and bloggers. It is a compelling story told by a writer who knows both his home ground and how it fits into the wider U.S. context.

Daschle Vs. Thune

Daschle Vs. Thune
Title Daschle Vs. Thune PDF eBook
Author Jon Lauck
Publisher University of Oklahoma Press
Pages 356
Release 2007
Genre Political Science
ISBN 9780806138503

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A multi-faceted analysis of the key political race for the position of U.S. senator from South Dakota looks at the closely fought competition between Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and Democrat John Thune and its implications for American politics as a whole, the clash between liberalism and conservatism, and the future of U.S. politics.

Daschle vs. Thune

Daschle vs. Thune
Title Daschle vs. Thune PDF eBook
Author Jon K. Lauck
Publisher University of Oklahoma Press
Pages 423
Release 2016-04-18
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0806155078

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The story behind the unseating of a Senate majority leader the race between Tom Daschle and John Thune in South Dakota was widely acknowledged as “the other big race of 2004.” Second in prominence only to the presidential race, the Daschle-Thune contest pitted the rival political ideologies that have animated American politics since the 1960s. In a sign of the ongoing strength of political conservatism, Daschle became the first Senate leader in fifty years to lose a re-election bid. Historian Jon K. Lauck, a South Dakotan who was an insider during that heated campaign, now offers a multilayered examination of this hard-fought and symbolically charged race. Blending historical narrative, political analysis, and personal reflection, he offers a close-up view of the issues that divide the nation—a case study of the continuing clash between liberalism and conservatism that has played out for more than a generation in U.S. politics. Daschle vs. Thune moves beyond the nitty-gritty of public policy to deftly show how the recent past continues to shape the ongoing political battles that animate pundits and bloggers. It is a compelling story told by a writer who knows both his home ground and how it fits into the wider U.S. context.

The U.S. Senate

The U.S. Senate
Title The U.S. Senate PDF eBook
Author Tom Daschle
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 258
Release 2013-01-22
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1250027551

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The second entry in the civics series clearly and concisely explains how the United States Senate works. The U.S. Senate is the second book in the Fundamentals of American Government civics series, exploring the inner workings of this important part of the legislative branch. As with Selecting a President, this book is written for all audiences, but voiced toward high school seniors and college freshmen—or any citizen interested in a concise yet authoritative exploration of this representative entity. Written by former Senator Tom Daschle, and co-written by acclaimed journalist Charles Robbins, this compelling and digestible book carefully examines and explains exactly how the Senate operates. From its electoral process to voting procedure, historic beginnings to modern day issues—there is no area of this governmental body left un-revealed. Told with an insider's perspective there is not a more defining or easily accessible compendium detailing the U.S. Senate.

The End of the Republican Era

The End of the Republican Era
Title The End of the Republican Era PDF eBook
Author Theodore J. Lowi
Publisher University of Oklahoma Press
Pages 370
Release 1996
Genre Political Science
ISBN 9780806128870

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In The End of the Republican Era, Theodore J. Lowi predicts not only a collapse of the Republican coalition but also the potential collapse of the United States’ republican experiment at large. Professing that the ideologies of dominant political coalitions contain the seeds of their own destruction, Lowi suggests that the efforts of a new conservative Right to enforce a national, religion-based morality has brought about the demise of the Republican era. A new, in-depth afterword by Lowi brings the text up to date with a discussion of political events since the book’s original publication. Noting the appearance of the new Conservative coalition, whose ideology runs counter to that of the traditional Republican party, Lowi affirms that the Republican era did in fact come to an end during the 1990s, having morphed into a Conservative party.

Pagans in the Promised Land

Pagans in the Promised Land
Title Pagans in the Promised Land PDF eBook
Author Steven T. Newcomb
Publisher Fulcrum Publishing
Pages 220
Release 2008
Genre Law
ISBN 9781555916428

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"An analysis of how religious bias shaped U.S. federal Indian law."--

Life Among the Cannibals

Life Among the Cannibals
Title Life Among the Cannibals PDF eBook
Author Sen. Arlen Specter
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 404
Release 2012-03-27
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1429952903

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A revealing memoir of how Washington is changing---and not for the better During a storied thirty-year career in the U.S. Senate, Arlen Specter rose to Judiciary Committee chairman, saved and defeated Supreme Court nominees, championed NIH funding, wrote watershed crime laws, always staying defiantly independent, "The Contrarian," as Time magazine billed him in a package of the nation's ten-best Senators. It all ended with one vote, for President Obama's stimulus, when Specter broke with Republicans to provide the margin of victory to prevent another Depression. Shunned by the GOP faithful, Specter changed parties, giving Democrats a sixty-vote supermajority and throwing Washington into a tailspin. He kept charging, taking the first bursts of Tea Party fire at public meetings on Obama's health care--reform plan. Undaunted, Specter cast the key vote for the health plan. In Life Among the Cannibals, Specter candidly describes the battles that led to his party switch, his tough transition, the unexpected struggles and duplicity that he faced, and his tumultuous campaign and eventual defeat in the 2010 Pennsylvania Democratic primary. Taking us behind the scenes in the Capitol, the White House, and on the campaign trail, he shows how the rise of extremists---in both parties---has displaced tolerance with purity tests, purging centrists, and precluding moderate, bipartisan consensus.