Purging the Republican party : Tea Party campaigns and elections / Ronald T. Libby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Libby, Ronald T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tea Party movement.

Elections--United States.

Elections.

United States--Politics and government.

United States.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ronald T. Libby's Purging the Republican Party examines Tea Party primary campaigns against Republicans including the defeats of Dede Scozzafava in New York and Bob Bennett in Utah, and the election of Marco Rubio in Florida. It includes an assessment of the Tea Party's political prospects following the 2012 elections and beyond.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: The Tea Party's Political Ideology; Chapter Three: Tea Party Policies: The Contract From America; Chapter Four: The Civil War Within the Republican Party; Chapter Five: The "Scozzafava Strategy" to Unseat Senator Bob Bennett; Chapter Six: Tea Party-Hispanic Voting Alliance and Marco Rubio; Chapter Seven: Conclusion: The 2012 Elections and Beyond; Appendix; About the Author; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-32563-5

1-4985-2134-7

0-7391-8764-3

OCLC:

868964331