In November 1960, the Democratic party dominated Texas. The newly elected vice president, Lyndon Johnson, was a Texan. Democrats held all thirty statewide elective positions. The state legislature had 181 Democrats and no Republicans or anyone else. Then fast forward fifty years to November 2010. Texas has not voted for a Democratic president since 1976. Every statewide elective office is held by Republicans. Representing Texas in Washington is a congressional delegation of twenty-five Republicans and nine Democrats. Republicans control the Texas Senate by a margin of nineteen to twelve and the Texas House of Representatives by 101 to 49.
Red State explores why this transformation of Texas politics took place and what these changes imply for the future. As both a political scientist and a Republican party insider, Wayne Thorburn is especially qualified to explain how a solidly one-party Democratic state has become a Republican stronghold. He 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 between Democrats and Republicans, and then to the return to one-party dominance, this time by Republicans. His findings reveal 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.
Автор: Thorburn Ryan Название: Black 14: The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of Wyoming Football ISBN: 0977731898 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780977731893 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4552.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Grimble Augustus, Thorburn Archibald Название: The Deer Forests of Scotland. Illustrated (by A. Thorburn). ISBN: 1241357099 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781241357092 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 6207.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Thorburn Matthew Название: Dear Almost: A Poem ISBN: 0807164313 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780807164310 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2890.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
"Dear Almost" is a book-length poem addressed to an unborn child lost in miscarriage. Beginning with the hope and promise of springtime, poet Matthew Thorburn traces the course of a year with sections set in each of the four seasons. Part book of days, part meditative prayer, part travelogue, the poem details a would-be father s wanderings through the figurative landscapes of memory and imagination as well as the literal landscapes of the Bronx, Shanghai, suburban New Jersey, and the Japanese island of Miyajima.
As the speaker navigates his days, he attempts to show his unborn daughter what life is like / here where you ought to be / with us, but aren t. His experiences recall other deaths and uncover the different ways we remember and forget. Grief forces him to consider a question he never imagined asking: how do you mourn for someone you loved but never truly knew, never met or saw? In candid, meditative verse "Dear Almost" seeks to resolve this painful question, honoring the memory of a child who both was and wasn t there."
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