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Counter realignment : political change in the northeastern United States / Howard L. Reiter, Jeffrey M. Stonecash.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reiter, Howard L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History--20th century.
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).
- Political parties.
- History.
- Politics and government.
- Northeastern States--Politics and government--20th century.
- Northeastern States.
- Political parties--Northeastern States--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 187 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- "In Counter Realignment, Howard L. Reiter and Jeffrey M. Stonecash analyze data from the early 1900s to the early 2000s to explain how the Republican Party lost the northeastern United States as a region of electoral support. Although the story of how the 'Solid South' shifted from the Democratic to the Republican parties has received extensive consideration from political scientists, far less attention has been given to the erosion of support for Republicans in the Northeast. Reiter and Stonecash examine who the Republican Party lost as it repositioned itself, resulting in the shift of power in the Northeast from heavily Republican in 1900 to heavily Democratic in the 2000s"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Postscript: democratic fortunes in the Northeast in 2010
- Party strategies and transition in the Northeast
- Party pursuits and the sources of change
- The first Republican losses: Democratic gains in the 1930s
- Searching for a majority: the rise of conservatives and second losses
- Interpreting the Goldwater election and pursuing the South
- Social change, party response, and further Republican losses
- National parties and the position of the Northeast
- The process of change and the future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521764865
- 0521764866
- 9780521186810
- 0521186811
- OCLC:
- 649927523
- Publisher Number:
- 99942315828
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