Race, Republicans & the return of the party of Lincoln / Tasha S. Philpot.

Format:

Book

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.

African Americans--Politics and government.

African Americans.

United States--Race relations--Political aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Race, Republicans, and the return of the party of Lincoln

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

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 Philpots insightful study of how parties use racial images to shape and reshape the way citizens perceive them. Philpot has produced a timely, provocative, and nuanced analysis of political party image change, using the Republican Partys attempts to recast itself as a party sensitive to issues of race with its 2000, and later 2004, national conventions as case examples. Using a mixture of experiments, focus groups, national surveys, and analyses of major national and black newspaper articles, Philpot finds that if race-related issues are important to individuals, such as blacks, the ability of the party to change its image without changing its political positions is far more difficult than it is among individuals who do not consider race-related issues important, e.g., whites. This book makes a major contribution to our understanding of party image in general, and political parties use of race in particular. Bravo! Paula D. McClain, Duke University This book does an excellent job of illuminating the linkages between racial images and partisan support. By highlighting Republican efforts to play against type Philpot emphasizes the limits of successfully altering partisan images. That she accomplishes this in the controversial, yet salient, domain of race is no small feat. In short, by focusing on a topical issue, and by adopting a novel theoretical approach, Philpot is poised to make a significant contribution to the literatures on race and party images. Vincent Hutchings, University of Michigan Tasha S. Philpot is Assistant Professor of Government and African and African American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.

Contents:

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-204) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-46310-1

9786612463105

0-472-02500-7

OCLC:

824100152