The new dominion : the twentieth-century elections that shaped modern Virginia /

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""The New Dominion" analyzes the key Virginia elections that shaped the political Virginia of today. Whereas many observers tend to see the rising Blue Virginia to be the result of very recent and rapid demographic changes, the editors and contributors argue that the process of the po...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Milliken, John G., 1945- (Editor ), Rozell, Mark J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville ; London : University of Virginia Press, 2023.
Temas:
Byrd, Harry F., > Jr. > (Harry Flood), > 1914-2013.
Robb, Charles S.
Wilder, Lawrence Douglas, > 1931-
Allen, George, > 1952-
Democratic Party (Va.) > History > 20th century.
Democratic Party (Va.)
1900-1999
Elections > Virginia > 20th century.
Governors > Election.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory
Elections.
Politics and government.
Virginia > Politics and government > 20th century.
Virginia.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prelude to r evolution: The rise and fall of the Byrd organization, 1925-49
  • The emerging of the modern Democratic Party: Bill Spong and the election of 1966
  • Virginia's "Armageddon" and its legacy of partisan competition: The 1973 election for governor
  • Chuck Robb's 1981 gubernatorial campaign and the Democratic realignment
  • Breakthrough: The rise and 1989 gubernatorial election of L. Douglas Wilder
  • The rise of a competitive Republican Party: George Allen and the election of 1993
  • Conclusion: The New Dominion in the twenty-first century.

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