Red State : An Insider's Story of How the GOP Came to Dominate Texas Politics /

In November 1960, the Democratic party dominated Texas. The newly elected vice president, Lyndon Johnson, was a Texan. Democrats held all thirty statewide elective positions. The state legislature had 181 Democrats and no Republicans or anyone else. Then fast forward fifty years to November 2010. Te...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thorburn, Wayne (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]
Temas:
Party affiliation > Texas > History.
Political culture > Texas.
Political parties > Texas > History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • A Note on Sources
  • 1. Understanding Texas
  • 2. Dividing the State
  • 3. A Century of One-Party Politics
  • 4. Stirrings and Small Cracks
  • 5. Toward a Two-Party Texas
  • 6. The Two-Party Interlude
  • 7. The Era of Republican Dominance
  • 8. The Future of Texas Politics
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Ejemplares similares