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The Republican Party of Texas

Author : Wayne Thorburn
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477322515
Total Pages : 493 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book The Republican Party of Texas written by Wayne Thorburn and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On July 4, 1867, a group of men assembled in Houston to establish the Republican Party of Texas. Combatting entrenched statewide support for the Democratic Party and their own internal divisions, Republicans struggled to gain a foothold in the Lone Star State, which had sided with the Confederacy and aligned with the Democratic platform. In The Republican Party of Texas, Wayne Thorburn, former executive director of the Texas GOP, chronicles over one hundred and fifty years of the defeats and victories of the party that became the dominant political force in Texas in the modern era. Thorburn documents the organizational structure of the Texas GOP, drawing attention to prominent names, such as Harry Wurzbach and George W. Bush, alongside lesser-known community leaders who bolstered local support. The 1960s and 1970s proved a watershed era for Texas Republicans as they shored up ideological divides and elected the first Republican governor and more state senators and congressional representatives than ever before. From decisions about candidates and shifting allegiances and political stances, to race-based divisions and strategic cooperation with leaders in the Democratic Party, Thorburn unearths the development of the GOP in Texas to understand the unique Texan conservatism that prevails today.

A History of the Republican Party in Texas, 1865-1965

Author : Paul D. Casdorph
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Republican Party in Texas, 1865-1965 written by Paul D. Casdorph and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Republican Party of Texas

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (324 download)

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Red State

Author : Wayne Thorburn
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292759223
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Red State written by Wayne Thorburn and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A political scientist and Republican party insider examines how Texas made its dramatic shift from Democratic stronghold to GOP dominance. In November 1960, the Democratic party dominated Texas. Democrats held all thirty statewide elective positions as well as the entire state legislature. Fifty years later, this stronghold had not only been lost—it had reversed. In November 2010, Republicans controlled every statewide elective office, as well as the Texas Senate and House of Representatives. The state’s congressional delegation in Washington was comprised of twenty-five Republicans and nine Democrats. Red State explores why this transformation took place and what these changes imply for the future of Texas politics. Wayne Thorburn analyzes a wealth of data to show how changes in the state’s demographics—including an influx of new residents, the shift from rural to urban, and the growth of the Mexican American population—have moved Texas through three stages of party competition, from two-tiered politics to two-party competition, and then to the return to one-party dominance, this time by Republicans. Thorburn reveals that the shift from Democratic to Republican governance has been driven not by any change in Texans’ ideological perspective or public policy orientation—even when Texans were voting Democrat, conservatives outnumbered liberals or moderates—but by the Republican party’s increasing identification with conservatism since 1960.

Republicanism Reconstruction Tx

Author : Carl H. Moneyhon
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781585441723
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (417 download)

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Download or read book Republicanism Reconstruction Tx written by Carl H. Moneyhon and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Party and Factional Division in Texas

Author : James R. Soukup
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477303073
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book Party and Factional Division in Texas written by James R. Soukup and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-09-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the first attempt by scholars to make a comprehensive analysis of voting patterns in Texas. Examining the results of fourteen elections from 1946 through 1962 and organizing a vast fund of statistics relative to Texas political parties and voters, the authors have laid a solid groundwork for further studies in this field. The previously ineffectual Texas Republican Party made great strides in the twentieth century and became a competitor in state as well as national races. Specifically, the authors maintain that Texas in the 1960s was a “one and two-thirds party state.” Within the Democratic Party, factions analogous to warring camps immensely complicated the political struggle. Although the conservative elements within the Democratic Party still had a slight edge, growing liberal strength forced them to moderate their policies and tactics. The authors also contend that there were significant changes in the nature of the issues and the modes of political operation. Though some of the old motivations and tactics lingered on in less significant rural areas, friendship- oriented campaigns appealing to regional and family-like sentiments were being quickly replaced by an organized politics in which political activists made strong ideological appeals to economic and social interests. The Republicans, the conservative Democrats, and the liberal Democrats are each analyzed in relation to regionalism, demography, ethnic elements, and the economic system in Texas; and the history, present status, and future prospects of these factions are discussed in detail. Of special interest are the last two chapters, which analyze the 1962 elections and their bearings on evolving patterns of competition. The developments within the Republican Party and its challenge to the traditional Democratic Party are seen in the perspectives of the growing importance of minority groups and the impact of urbanization. All those interested in Texas politics and the history of the rise of the Republican Party in the state will find this study indispensable for an intelligent appraisal of historical developments.

Turning Texas Blue

Author : Mary Beth Rogers
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466891718
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Turning Texas Blue written by Mary Beth Rogers and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 2014 midterm election, Democrats in Texas did not receive even 40 percent of the statewide vote; Republicans swept the tables both in Texas and nationally. But even after two decades of democratic losses, there is a path to turn Texas blue, argues Mary Beth Rogers - if Democrats are smart enough to see and follow it. Rogers is the last person to successfully campaign-manage a Democrat, Governor Ann Richards, to the statehouse in Austin. In a lively narrative, Rogers tells the story of how Texas moved so far to the right in such a short time and how Democrats might be able to move it back to the center. And, argues Rogers, that will mean a lot more of an effort than simply waiting for the state's demographics to shift even further towards Hispanics - a risky proposition at best. Rogers identifies a ten-point path for Texas Democrats to win at the statewide level and to build a base vote that would allow Texas to become a swing-vote player in national politics once again. One part of that shift starts with local Democratic candidates in local Republican communities making the connection between controversial local issues or problems and the statewide Republican policies that ignore or create them. For example, in a 2014 election in Denton-a Republican suburb-voters approved Texas's first ban on hydraulic fracking. The next day, though, a Republican Texas agency official announced that Texas would not honor the town's vote to ban. No democratic candidate picked up the issue. Change won't come easily, argues Rogers. But if Texas shifts to even a pale shade of purple, it changes everything in American politics today.

Platforms of Political Parties in Texas

Author : Ernest William Winkler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Platforms of Political Parties in Texas written by Ernest William Winkler and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Grassroots Women

Author : Meg McKain Grier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Grassroots Women written by Meg McKain Grier and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The women whom you will meet in this book have always been a very powerful force. These women brought political competition to Texas by building the Republican Party.

The Texas Regulars

Author : Paul Pressler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780929292908
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (929 download)

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Download or read book The Texas Regulars written by Paul Pressler and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cowboy Conservatism

Author : Sean P. Cunningham
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813139597
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Cowboy Conservatism written by Sean P. Cunningham and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2010-07-02 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Cunningham provides a vivid, informative, and frequently insightful chronicle of Texas politics between 1963 and 1980.” —Journal of American History During the 1960s and 1970s, Texas was transformed by a series of political transitions. After more than a century of Democratic politics, the state became a Republican stronghold virtually overnight, and by 1980, it was known as “Reagan Country.” Ultimately, Republicans dominated the Texas political landscape, holding all twenty-seven of its elected offices and carrying former governor George W. Bush to his second term as president with more than 61 percent of the Texas vote. In Cowboy Conservatism, Sean P. Cunningham examines the remarkable origins of Republican Texas. Utilizing extensive research drawn from the archives of four presidential libraries, gubernatorial papers, local campaign offices, and oral histories, Cunningham presents a compelling narrative of modern conservatism as it evolved in one of the nation’s largest and most politically important states. Cunningham analyzes the political changes that took place in Texas during the tumultuous seventeen-year period between John F. Kennedy’s assassination and the election of Ronald Reagan. He explores critical issues related to the changing political scene in Texas, including the emergence of “law and order,” race relations and civil rights, the slumping economy, the Vietnam War, and the rise of a politically active Christian Right, as well as the role of iconic politicians such as Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, John Connally, and John Tower. Cowboy Conservatism demonstrates Texas’s distinctive and vital contributions to the transformation of postwar American politics, revealing a vivid portrait of modern conservatism in one of the nation’s most fervent Republican strongholds.

Yellow Dogs and Republicans

Author : Ricky F. Dobbs
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1603446044
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Yellow Dogs and Republicans written by Ricky F. Dobbs and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the end of Reconstruction until the 1950s, Texas was classified as part of the "Solid South," consistently electing Democrats to national, state, and local office. After World War II, however, a new politics began to emerge throughout the South that ultimately made the region as solidly Republican as it had once been Democratic.Allan Shivers wielded extraordinary influence in this about-face. Serving as governor from 1949 to 1957, Shivers stands as an important transitional figure who, while staying within the Democratic Party all his life, nonetheless led Texas into Eisenhower?s column and toward a new political alignment.Author Ricky F. Dobbs traces the political career of Allan Shivers from his student days at the University of Texas, through his World War II service with the 36th Infantry and various state offices, to his role within the party after leaving the governor?s mansion. Throughout, Dobbs places Shivers?s career in the context of the modernization and urbanization that changed the state and regional picture. He portrays Shivers as one of the state?s most powerful governors and compellingly shows his influence on modern Texas.

Race and Class in Texas Politics

Author : Chandler Davidson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691025391
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (253 download)

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Download or read book Race and Class in Texas Politics written by Chandler Davidson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1992-03-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author brings mature understanding to the socio-economic factors that underlie the bewildering tangle of Texas politics.

Reagan's Comeback

Author : Gilbert Garcia
Publisher : Trinity University Press
ISBN 13 : 159534117X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Reagan's Comeback written by Gilbert Garcia and published by Trinity University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Never before has the story been told of the dramatic turning point when Ronald Reagan found his voice as a presidential contender and overcame the Republican establishment. Reagan's Comeback is the story of how one state, one man, and one month changed national politics forever. Chronicling how Reagan’s political career nearly ended, this turnabout story is told by those who made it happen: campaign volunteers, financiers, political activists, and media observers. Positioning Reagan to win in 1980, the birth of the “Reagan Democrat” transformed Texas from Democratic stronghold to the reliably Republican powerhouse it is today, since producing five Republican presidential candidates and two Republican presidents, with more to follow. Reagan’s rise and victory against Ford in 1976 mirrors the current climate between the Tea Party movement and the GOP. With the 2012 election in sight, there is no better time to finally tell the whole story of how the Reagan Revolution found its launching point.

The Republican Party and Its Presidential Candidates

Author : Benjamin Franklin Hall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Republican Party and Its Presidential Candidates written by Benjamin Franklin Hall and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Wins of Change

Author : Ed Hodges
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780967362311
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book The Wins of Change written by Ed Hodges and published by . This book was released on 1999-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Out of Comptrol

Author : Mike Collier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781632990983
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Out of Comptrol written by Mike Collier and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mike Collier knew he was fighting an uphill battle. A retired PwC partner and a CPA with 25 years of experience, Mike was the logical choice for Texas State Comptroller--the chief financial officer of the second largest state in America. But he stood on principle and quit the Republican Party to run as a corruption-fighting Texas Democrat in a state that only elects Republicans. Because he dislikes intolerance and overreach, Mike successfully reached across the aisle and garnered support from Republicans and Democrats alike by campaigning on fiscal responsibility. But he lost the election to a rice farmer who was hand picked by the Republican Party, a political machine whose bad-for-Texas antics Mike brings to life through his stories from the campaign trail. IPPY Award Winner Out of Comptrol details the difficult but exhilarating path of a modern political campaign, from the decision to try to make a difference to fundraising, stump speaking, and TV jitters. With personality and humor, Mike offers first an outsider's and then a tenacious insider's view of Texas politics. His excitement and frustration make Mike's experience a story you won't forget. Updated in 2019 with his take on the close race for lieutenant governor!