{"product_id":"the-republican-south-9780691130477","title":"The Republican South","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTakes a look at southern politics in the United States which challenges conventional notions about the rise of the Republican Party in the South. This work argues that the evolution of southern politics must be seen as part of a process of democratization of the region's politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2004 \"The democratization of Southern politics, coupled with economic issues rather than racial issues, best explains Republican ascendancy in the South over the past half century of gradual partisan change. So concludes David Lublin in his valuable study challenging the conventional presumption that GOP gains in the South are premised primarily on the politics of race... The book is clearly written, well organized, and well documented.\"--Political Science Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures xi  List of Tables xiii  Preface xv  Acknowledgments xix  Chapter One  Introduction 1  Core Questions 2  Describing Partisan Change 3  A Typology of Partisan Change 3  Classifying Partisan Change in the South 6  Explaining Partisan Change in the South 8  The Historical Role of Race in the South 9  Political Elites and Partisan Change 15  Institutions and Partisan Change 20  Racial Issues, Racial Context, and Partisan Change 23  Racial, Economic, and Social Issues and Partisan Change 28  Outline of the Book 31  Chapter Two  The Pace of Republican Gains 33  Federal Elections 34  Presidential Elections 34  Congressional Elections 36  State Elections 40  Gubernatorial Elections 40  State Legislative Elections 46  Local Elections 53  Top-Down Republican Gains? 60  Conclusion 64  Chapter Three  Strategic Elites and Partisan Choice 66  Why Focus on Local and State Legislative Contests? 67  An Indicator of Partisanship 67  Strategic Behavior by Elites 70  The Local Elections Database 73  Candidate Recruitment 74  Republican Contestation of Southern Elections 75  The Incumbency Advantage in Local Elections 81  Conclusion 93  Chapter Four  The Role of Institutions 95  The History of Institutions in Southern Politics 96  Racial Redistricting in the Nineteenth Century 96  The Establishment of Primary and Runoff Elections 98  Racial Redistricting 99  Criticisms and Defenses of Racial Redistricting 101  Racial Redistricting Stimulates Partisan Change 104  Primary Elections 115  Enfranchisement, the Democratic Primary, and Partisan Change 116  Louisiana 123  The Initiative Process and Term Limits 126  No Party Labels on the Ballot:The Case of Virginia 127  Conclusion 131  Chapter Five  The Impact of Racial Context 134  Race Remains Central to Black Partisanship 135  The History of Black Partisanship 137  Maintaining Black Support for the Democrats Today 141  Racial Threat, Electoral Outcomes, and White Voting Behavior 146  National Elections 151  County and State Legislative Elections 155  County and State Legislative Elites 159  Submerged White Backlash?162  Conclusion 170  Chapter Six  Issues and White Partisanship 172  Explaining White Partisan Change in the South 172  Racial Explanations 173  Class or Social Issue Explanations 174  Multiple Factors? 175  The Overemphasis on Racial Issues 177  Assessing the Relative Importance of Racial, Economic, and Social Issues 183  Racial Issues and Democratic Officials 183  Class, Economic Issues, and Partisan Change 187  Social Issues and Partisan Change 192  Comparing the Impact of Racial, Economic, and Social Issues 207  Economic Issues Remain Paramount 207  Racial and Social Issues Have Grown in Importance 210  Conclusion 213  Chapter Seven  The Future of Southern Politics 217  A New \"Solid South\"? 218  Issues and Southern Politics 221  Do Long-Term Trends Favor the Democrats? 223  Rising Minority Population 223  Supreme Court Attacks on Racial Redistricting 230  Appendix 233  Index 239","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403749138775,"sku":"9780691130477","price":33.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-republican-south-9780691130477","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}