Crackup : the Republican implosion and the future of presidential politics / Samuel L. Popkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Popkin, Samuel L., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Politics and government--21st century.

United States.

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

Trump, Donald, 1946-.

Trump, Donald.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (368 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

Samuel Popkin applies his extensive experience with presidents and presidential campaigns to provide a lively, extensively researched story of the contemporary Republican Party. He shows how reforms intended to take corporate money out of political parties ended up crippling party leadership, rendering them unable to cope with a new political landscape. In their stead, the machinations of billionaires pursuing pet issues and 'purity for profit' activists thrived. As Popkin lays bare, party rebels such as Ted Cruz exploited these forces to block immigration and healthcare reform, opening the door for Trump's election.

Contents:

Cover

Crackup

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Last Republican President?

2. Young Guns and Billionaires

3. Ted Cruz Crashes the Party

4. The Great Wall of Mexico

5. Strongmen Don't Pivot

6. The Republicans Pivot

7. Conclusion: What Can Be Done?

Appendices

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-091384-3

0-19-752030-8

0-19-091383-5

OCLC:

1221017448