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After Wallace : the 1986 contest for governor and political change in Alabama /

All Alabama elections are colorful, but the 1986 gubernatorial contest may trump them all for its sheer strangeness. With the retirement of an aging and ill George Wallace, both the issues and candidates contending for the office were able to set the course of Alabama politics for generations to fol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cotter, Patrick R.
Otros Autores: Stovall, James Glen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The dominance of George Wallace
  • Wallace's final exit
  • The Wallace legacy
  • The 1986 primary election
  • Runoff
  • Challenge
  • Democratic aftermath
  • The general election
  • Consequences
  • Explanations
  • Appendix A: Survey methodology
  • Appendix B: Election results.