The Transformation of the Republican Party.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stonecash, Jeffrey M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History--20th century.

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

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--History--21st century.

Political culture--United States--History--20th century.

Political culture.

Political culture--United States--History--21st century.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

United States.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (419 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2024.

Summary:

It is undisputed that the Republican Party has changed dramatically since the 1940s and '50s. But the exact nature of that change--and how it came to be--remain subject to debate. Jeffrey Stonecash meticulously assesses the cumulative effect of a range of contentious issues in US politics to shed light on the decisions that party leaders have made to attract voters, the essence of today's party, and what this all means in terms of the current political climate.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

copyright page

Table of Contents

Tables and Figures

Preface

Ch 1- The Resurgence of the Republican Party

Party Revival and the Issues to Consider

Frustrations and the Pursuit of New Voters

Developing the Argument: Sorting and a Changing Political Geography

Figure 1.1 Correlation of Republican Presidential, House, and Senate Results with 1900 State Percentages (1904-2016)

Table 1.1 The Shifting Republican Base: Party Success by State Groupings (1940-1948 and 2008-2016)

Political Geography and Constituencies

State Groupings and Party Support

Table 1.2 Republican Party Success: Presidential, Senate, and House Races (2008-2016)

Notes

Ch 2- A Changed Electoral Base and a Different Conservatism

Table 2.1 Pessimism in the Electorate (September 2016)

Ch 3- Political Frustrations and First Efforts

Table 3.1 Republican Electoral Fortunes (1900-1950)

The New Deal Coalition: Dominant but Showing Signs of Erosion

The Republican Challenge of Responding

A Strategy, a Candidate, and Principles: The First Effort

The Appeal and Limits of the Conservative Message

Social Change, Election Results, and Searching for Positions

Table 3.2 Republican Presidential State Support (1952-1976) and Wallace Support (1968)

Ch 4- The Voting Patterns of the White Working Class

Defining Class

Partisanship Since 1952

Table 4.1 Opinions by Education Group, Whites Voting in Presidential Race (2016)

Figure 4.1 Voting Democratic, Noncollege Whites (1952-2020)

Figure 4.2 Voting Democratic, Whites in Bottom Two-Third of Income Distribution (1952-2020)

Figure 4.3 Sources of Presidential Vote by Race and Education, Noncollege (1952-2020)

Figure 4.4 Sources of Presidential Vote by Race and Those in Bottom Two-Thirds of Income Distribution (1952-2020).

Figure 4.5 Party ID and Defections Among Democrats, Presidential and House, Noncollege Whites (1952-2020)

Figure 4.6 Support for Republicans, Noncollege Whites (1952-2020)

The Crucial Geographical Shift

Figure 4.7 Election Results for Republican Presidential Candidates by State Groups (1952-2020)

Figure 4.8 Republican House Vote Percentages by Groupings (1952-2020)

Ch 5- The Puzzle of the White Working Class

Individualism, a Persuasive Economic Narrative, Traditional Values, and Misrepresenting Conservative Beliefs

Table 5.1 Racial Resentment and Identifying as a Conservative or Republican

Values, Resentment, Resistance, and Anger

Agitation and Manipulation by Political and Media Elites

A Complicated Coalition

Ch 6- The Conservative Movement

The Rise of Conservatives: Their Preferred Interpretation

Liberals and Their Criticisms

Countering Liberalism

Expanding the Coalition and Labeling It as Conservative

The Rise of Conservative Think Tanks and Media

Ch 7- Creating a Narrative About the Economy

Mobilizing the Business Community

The Electoral Appeal of the Conservative Argument

Capture and the Party Image

Ch 8- Culture Wars

A Dominant Culture and Challenges

Making Culture a Political Issue

The Political Value of Culture Issues

A White Working Class Receptive to Culture Wars

General Opposition to Liberals

Table 8.1 Culture War Concerns of Republicans

The Risks

Ch 9- The Inclusion of Non-Whites

Race Issues: What Does That Mean?

Republican Responses to Civil Rights Issues

The 1950s and 1960s, and the Southern Strategy

Ronald Reagan and Colorblind America

Social Change and an Intensifying Conflict

Figure 9.1 Republican Fortunes in Largely White House Districts (1952-2022).

Table 9.1 Demographics and Republican Success by State Groupings (1952-2020)

Table 9.2 Racial Resentment, Whites Without a Degree, and Party Identification Across State Groupings (2016)

The Entrance of Donald Trump

Minorities and the Republican Future

Table 9.3 Demographics and House of Representatives Districts: Party Success by Whether Population Is Less Than or Greater Than 30 Percent Non-White (2022)

Party Choices

Ch 10- Religion and Political Authority

The Frustrations of Conservative Christians

The Road to a Marriage of Conservative Christians and Republicans

Table 10.1 Conservative Christian Beliefs by State Groupings and Republican Seats, 1952-2016

Table 10.2 Abortion and LGBTQ Policies by State Groupings, 2022

Continuing Frustrations

Roe and Dobbs

The Risks for the Party

Ch 11- Gun Rights and Liberty

The Second Amendment

The Emergence of a Division

Ch 12- Immigration as a Threat

Ch 13- The New Political Geography

Figure 13.1 Republican Sources of Electoral College Votes Won by State Groupings (1900-2020)

Figure 13.2 Percentage of Congressional Seats from Nineteen States (1940-2020)

The Changed Base

Table 13.1 Republican House Success by Combined Demographics (1962 and 2016)

Table 13.2 Conservative Opinions and Partisanship Among Those Voting for President, All and Whites Only (2016)

Table 13.3 Distribution of Conservative Responses by State Groupings Among Those Voting in Presidential Election (2016)

A Resistant and Pessimistic Party Base

Table 13.4 Distribution of Conservative Responses by State Groups, College and Noncollege Whites, Among Those Voting in Presidential Election (2016)

Ch 14- The Uses of Power: The Trump Presidency

The Arguments as to Why Trump Won

Trump and Governing Style.

Figure 14.1 Pessimism and Trump Vote

Trump and Republicans: Responsiveness

Policy Changes to Respond to the Electoral Base: Culture Issues

Economic Policy

Representation Versus Responsiveness?

Ch 15- Republican Futures and American Politics

Building on a Base and Imposing Their Ideas and Policies

Table 15.1 Republican Electoral Success by State Groupings (2022)

Figure 15.1 Noncollege and College Whites Voting Republican for Presidential, Among All Possible Voters Within Group (1952-2020)

Trapped by the Base?

Figure 15.2 Turnout in Presidential Elections, Noncollege, College Whites, and Non-Whites (1952-2020)

Bibliography

Index

About the Book.

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ISBN:

1-962551-08-3

OCLC:

1430658818