Southern Democrats / Nicol C. Rae.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rae, Nicol C., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratic Party (U.S.).

Southern States--Politics and government--1951-.

Southern States.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1989-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages) : tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Charts the rise of the southern Democrats as a force in American politics since the 1960s. Drawing on interviews with many southern politicians, it traces the history of southern Democrats from the erosion of their national influence in the early 1960s to the 1992 election of Clinton and Gore.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Tables

Introduction

1. The South and American Party Factionalism

Factions and Factionalism

American Party Factionalism Before the New Deal

The New Deal, a Period of Transition

American Party Factionalism After the New Deal

The Republicans: Conservative Dominance

Democratic Party Factionalism in the 1990s: A Complex Pattern

Implications

2. The Old Southern Democracy and Its Erosion, 1876 to 1965

Politics in the Antebellum South: Honor and Slavery

Reconstruction and Restoration: The Forging of the Solid South, 1860 to 1896

The Solid South at High Tide, 1896 to 1948

The Civil Rights Movement and the Disintegration of the One-Party South, 1948 to 1965

3. The Democrats' Presidential Weakness in the South, 1968 to 1988

The Years of Realignment, 1968 and 1972

Analysis of a Realignment

The South and the Democrats' Presidential Nominating Process Since 1968

Jimmy Carter, the Exceptional Case

The Super Tuesday Debacle in 1988

Conclusion: Waiting for Recession?

4. Southern Democrats in the U.S. Congress

The House

The Rise and Fall of the "Old South" in the House

Why Are They Still Democrats?

Issues and Ideology

Southern Democrats and the House Democratic Party

Regional Identity and Organization

Southern House Democrats and the National Party

Summary

The Senate

The "Solid South" in the U.S. Senate

A New Senate: Ideology and Partisanship

Senate Southern Democrats in the 1990s

5. The Conservative Counterattack: The Democratic Leadership Council

The First Phase of the DLC

The DLC's Infrastructure

The DLC's Mission and Policies

The DLC at the Outset of the 1992 Campaign

Conclusion: The Absent Center

6. The 1992 Election: The South Recaptures the Democratic Party and the White House.

A Big Fish in a Small Pond: The Democratic Field in 1992

The Democratic Primary Campaign

Bill Clinton's Democratic Party: The 1992 Democratic Convention and Perot Mark I

Perot Mark II and the Fall Campaign

The Election Result and the New Democratic Administration

Conclusion

7. Conclusion: The Future of the Southern Democrats and American Party Factionalism in the 1990s

Southern Democrats and the Clinton Presidency

A New Factional Pattern ?

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1994.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-195) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773402-2

1-280-44231-X

0-19-802477-0

1-4237-4223-0

1-60129-962-1

OCLC:

935260855