Elephant's edge : the Republicans as a ruling party / Andrew J. Taylor ; foreword by Norman J. Ornstein.

Author/creator Taylor, Andrew J., 1966-
Other author Ornstein, Norman J.
Format Book
Publication InfoWestport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2005.
Descriptionxvii, 319 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents American party politics today -- Uneven playing field: the constitutional and geographical origins of the Republican advantage -- Elephants in the House: after forty years in the wilderness -- Playing the democrats at their own game -- Governing stealthily: Republicans in the states and the courts -- Trapping the donkey: foreign policy as Republican advantage -- Trapping the donkey again: domestic policy as Republican advantage -- The well-oiled machine: the Republican Party organization -- Allied interests, and political money -- Winning hearts and minds: the media and the Republican ideas industry -- Social, economic, and attitudinal change as Republican advantage: public opinion and the politics of wealth, work faith, and race -- The Republicans as a ruling (not majority) party.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [253]-301) and index.
LCCN 2005013517
ISBN0275985369 (alk. paper)

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