Ronald T. Libby

Purging the Republican Party

Tea Party Campaigns and Elections

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Produktbeschreibung

Ronald T. Libby's Purging the Republican Party examines Tea Party primary campaigns against Republicans including the defeats of Dede Scozzafava in New York and Bob Bennett in Utah, and the election of Marco Rubio in Florida. It includes an assessment of the Tea Party's political prospects following the 2012 elections and beyond.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 405g
• ISBN-13: 9780739187630
• ISBN-10: 0739187635
• Artikelnr.: 39358793

Autorenporträt

Ronald T. Libby is professor of political science and public administration at University of North Florida. He is the author of The Criminalization of Medicine: America's War on Doctors and Eco-Wars: Political Campaigns and Social Movements.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments I. Introduction 2. The Tea Party's Political
Ideology 3. The Tea Party's Policies: Contract From America 4. The Civil
War Within the Republican Party 5. The "Scozzafava" Strategy to Defeat
Senator Bob Bennett 6. Tea Party-Hispanic Constituency for Senator Marco
Rubio 7. Conclusion: the 2012 Elections and Beyond Appendix A