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Author(s):	Thomas F. Schaller

Date:	January 13, 2015	Format:	pdf	Language:	English	ISBN/ASIN:	0300172036
Pages:	368	OCR:		Quality:		ISBN13:
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A keen analysis of the GOPs transformation into a strong congressional party that has struggled to compete in presidential elections

Once the party of presidents, the GOP in recent elections has failed to win convincing national majorities. Republicans have lost four of the last six presidential races and lost the popular vote in five of the six. In the lone Republican victory, the party incumbent won-during wartime-by the slimmest of margins. Republican fortunes in Congress, meanwhile, have been almost a mirror image: in 1994 the GOP had controlled the Senate for just ten years in the previous six decades  since then it has had a majority more than half the time. Its control of the House of Representatives is even more striking. In 1994 Republicans gained their first House majority in forty years  since then theyve been in control for all but four years, and they will likely retain a majority for the rest of this decade. What explains this seismic shift in the partys center of power, and what does it mean?
 
 In this fascinating and important book, Tom Schaller examines national Republican politics since President Ronald Reagan left office in 1989. From Newt Gingrichs ascent as Speaker of the House through thedefeat of Mitt Romney in 2012, Schaller traces the Republican Partys institutional transformation and the political consequences.
 
 Gingrichs "Contract with America" set in motion a vicious cycle, Schaller contends: as the GOP became more conservative, it became more Congress-centered, and as its congressional wing grew more powerful, the party grew more conservative. This dangerous loop, unless broken, may signal a future of increasing radicalization, dependency on a shrinking pool of voters, and less viability as a true national party. In a thought-provoking conclusion, the author discusses repercussions of the GOP decline, among them political polarization and the paralysis of the federal government.

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