Off center : the Republican revolution and the erosion of American democracy

Off center : the Republican revolution and the erosion of American democracy /

The Republicans who run American government today have defied the normal laws of political gravity. They have ruled with the slimmest of majorities and yet have transformed the nation's governing priorities. They have strayed dramatically from the moderate middle of public opinion and yet have...

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Main Authors: Hacker, Jacob S. (Author), Pierson, Paul (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Republican Party (États-Unis : 1854- )
Republican Party > USA
Conservatism > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Comparative Politics.
Conservatism
Konservativismus
United States
USA
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Off center
  • Partying with the "people's money"
  • The off-center express
  • The race to the base
  • The Republican machine
  • The center does not hold
  • Conclusion: Meeting the challenge.

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