Republican Ascendancy in Southern U.S. House Elections

by Seth C. McKee and Seth C McKee

Book Overview

Tremendous transformation marks the last three decades of American politics, and nowhere has this change been as distinctive and penetrating as in the American South. After 120 consecutive years of minority status, the rapid ascendancy of Southern House Republicans in the 1990s has reshaped the contours of contemporary American politics: increasing party polarization, making a Republican House majority possible, and, most recently, contributing to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813344077
• ISBN13: 9780813344072
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"