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The Republican Evolution - From Governing Party to Antigovernment Party, 1860-2020 (Hardcover)
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The Republican Evolution - From Governing Party to Antigovernment Party, 1860-2020 (Hardcover)
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The Republican Party was founded in 1854 to oppose slavery and its
spread to new territories and states. Today, under the sway of
Donald Trump, it is hardly recognizable as the party of Lincoln or
even the party of Eisenhower. How and why has the Republican Party
changed so drastically? Kenneth Janda sheds new light on the
Republican Party's transformations, drawing on a wide range of
quantitative and qualitative evidence. He examines nearly three
thousand planks from every Republican platform since 1856 as well
as candidate statements and historical sources, tracing the
evolution of the party's positions on topics such as states'
rights, trade, taxation, regulation, law and order, immigration,
environmental protection, and voting rights. Janda argues that the
GOP has gone through three main phases over the course of its
history, transforming from a party committed to governance to one
vehemently opposed to government. In its first several decades, the
Republican Party emphasized national authority and economic
development. By the late 1920s, Republicans had begun downplaying
the role of government in favor of a new philosophy steeped in free
markets. The nomination of Barry Goldwater in 1964 marked a key
turning point. Since then, the party has endorsed states' rights,
opposed civil rights, and become increasingly ethnocentric. Richly
documented with scores of figures and tables, The Republican
Evolution offers new perspective on how the GOP became an
antigovernment party-and whether it can step back from the brink of
authoritarianism.
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