Remaking the Democratic Party
Title | Remaking the Democratic Party PDF eBook |
Author | Hanes Walton |
Publisher | University of Michigan Press |
Pages | 417 |
Release | 2016-08-09 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0472122118 |
A continuation of Hanes Walton Jr.’s work on Southern Democratic presidents, Remaking the Democratic Party analyzes the congressional and presidential elections of Lyndon Baines Johnson. This study builds upon the general theory of the native-son phenomenon to demonstrate that a Southern native-son can win the presidency without the localism evident in the elections of Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. Although ridiculed by contemporaries for his apparent lack of control over formal party politics and the national committee, Johnson excelled at leading the Democratic Party’s policy agenda. While a senator and as president, Johnson advocated for—and secured—liberal social welfare and civil rights legislation, forcing the party to break with its Southern tradition of elitism, conservatism, and white supremacy. In a way, Johnson set the terms for the continuing partisan battle because, by countering the Democrats’ new ideology, the Republican Party also underwent a transformation.
The Argument
Title | The Argument PDF eBook |
Author | Matt Bai |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2008-07-29 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0143114174 |
Widely cited by journalists and bloggers as the man to read to understand the political races, New York Times Magazine writer Matt Bai has written a book about the Democratic Party that's as riveting as it is timely and vital. The Argument takes readers to the front lines of the grassroots progressive movement that is seizing power from the party's weakened D.C. establishment, capturing a colorful cast of donors and power brokers struggling to articulate a direction: an argument. The result is a fascinating, uniquely candid look at present-day politics.
The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism
Title | The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism PDF eBook |
Author | Theda Skocpol |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0190633662 |
In this penetrating new study, Skocpol of Harvard University, one of today's leading political scientists, and co-author Williamson go beyond the inevitable photos of protesters in tricorn hats and knee breeches to provide a nuanced portrait of the Tea Party. What they find is sometimes surprising.
Remaking the Democratic Party
Title | Remaking the Democratic Party PDF eBook |
Author | Hanes Walton |
Publisher | University of Michigan Press |
Pages | 417 |
Release | 2016-08-09 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 047211994X |
Examining Southern support for Johnson throughout his political career and his transformative leadership of the Democratic Party
The Argument
Title | The Argument PDF eBook |
Author | Matt Bai |
Publisher | Penguin Press HC |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
"While pundits obsess over who's up and who's down on Capitol Hill, the real action in Democratic politics is happening among the grass roots, where an emerging progressive movement - the first popular movement of the Internet age - is seizing power from the party's weakened Washington establishment. Bai gets deep inside this movement, penetrating a secret club of wealthy donors and following a group of other progressive power brokers - Howard Dean, the blogger Markos Moulitsas, the union chief Andy Stern, the leaders of MoveOn.org - as they vie with party leaders for control of a vastly changed Democratic landscape. What does it mean to be a Democrat seventy-five years after the New Deal, in a society transformed by the suburb, the Internet, and the mutual fund?"--BOOK JACKET.
Happy Days Are Here Again
Title | Happy Days Are Here Again PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Neal |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 387 |
Release | 2004-07-06 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0060013761 |
The untold story behind the 1932 Democratic National Convention in Chicago--the pivotal battle in the remaking of the Democratic party--is placed within the larger context of the Roosevelt years and modern America.
The New Democrats and the Return to Power
Title | The New Democrats and the Return to Power PDF eBook |
Author | Al From |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2013-12-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1137278641 |
From the founder of the influential Democratic Leadership Council, a behind-the-scenes look at the rise of the New Democrats and how they built the foundation for a new generation of progressive leaders