By Kevin P. Phillips, Sean Wilentz
One of crucial and arguable books in sleek American politics, The rising Republican Majority (1969) defined how Richard Nixon gained the White condominium in 1968--and why the Republicans may pass directly to dominate presidential politics for the following region century. Rightly or wrongly, the ebook has greatly been obvious as a blueprint for a way Republicans, utilizing the so-called Southern process, might construct a sturdy profitable coalition in presidential elections. definitely, Nixon's election marked the top of a "New Deal Democratic hegemony" and the start of a conservative realignment encompassing traditionally Democratic citizens from the South and the Florida-to-California "Sun Belt," within the book's enduring coinage. In accounting for that shift, Kevin Phillips confirmed how 20 years and extra of social and political alterations had created huge, immense possibilities for a resurgent conservative Republican get together. For this new version, Phillips has written a preface describing his view of the publication, its reception, and the way its research was once borne out in next elections.
A paintings whose legacy and effect are nonetheless fiercely debated, The rising Republican Majority is vital studying for somebody attracted to American politics or background.
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That perception, albeit mutated, still remains a feature of American politics; for a quarter century, it proved essential to the conservative national majority that Phillips perceived so clearly. We live today amid the rubble of that old conservative coalition, but with no new political order standing firmly in its place. There has been talk for more than a decade of a rising national Democratic majority consisting of minorities, working and single women, the college educated and skilled professionals—yet that coalition, although real, has produced uneven results and its continued success is far from certain.
Eisenhower in 1956. Then in 1957, I began mapping the county-level voting for president in 1952 and 1956, looking especially at the Border, the Outer South, and the Midwest for the next upheaval. S. presidential returns—spectrum-colored from navy blue (most Republican) to red (most Democratic)—from Texas and Missouri east, as well as individual state maps. Kindred research explored the 1940s and even the 1930s. As patterns emerged, I delved further into local histories. It was an unusual immersion.
The Future of Southern Politics 325 IV. The Heartland 330 A. The Border 338 B. The Great Lakes 378 C. The Farm States 410 D. The Mountain States 452 E. A United Heartland 472 V. The Pacific States 477 A. The Northern Pacific Coast 491 B. Southern California 505 1. The Sun Belt Phenomenon 507 2. The Rise of Southern California 515 C. The Pacific Interior 527 D. The Pacific Future 537 VI. The Future of American Politics 539 Index 557 General Editor’s Introduction American politics, or at least mainstream party politics, generally does not advance in line with manifestos, programs and systematic political analyses.
