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Race, Republicans, & the return of the party of Lincoln / Tasha S. Philpot.
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- Author/Creator:
- Philpot, Tasha S.
- Series:
- Politics of race and ethnicity
- The politics of race and ethnicity
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--Public opinion.
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).
- Republican National Convention--(37th : 2000 : Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Republican National Convention.
- Public opinion.
- United States--Race relations--Political aspects.
- United States.
- Race relations.
- African Americans--Politics and government.
- African Americans.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Other Title:
- Race, Republicans, and the return of the party of Lincoln
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- Whether their slogan is "compassionate conservatism" or "hawkish liberalism," political parties have always sought to expand their electoral coalitions by making minor adjustments to their public image. How do voters respond to these, often short-term, campaign appeals? Race, Republicans, and the Return of the Party of Lincoln is Tasha Philpot's insightful study of how parties use racial images to shape and reshape the way citizens perceive them.
- Contents:
- Introduction : inclusion or illusion?
- Toward a theory of party image change
- Party politics and the racial divide
- Party image over time, contemporary party images, and the prospects for change
- A different spin : the media's framing of the 2000 Republican National Convention
- Seeing is believing? reactions to the 2000 Republican National Convention
- One step forward, two steps back : the compassionate conservative versus the Florida recount
- The second time around : race and the 2004 Republican National Convention
- Working in reverse : reshaping the Democratic Party
- The final tally: race, party image, and the American voter.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-204) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0472099671
- 9780472099672
- 0472069675
- 9780472069675
- OCLC:
- 70174896
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