The Vital South: How Presidents are Elected - Softcover

Black, Earl; Black, Merle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674941314 ISBN 13: 9780674941311

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Once again a southern governor has shown Democrats the road to the White House. As a native southerner, President Bill Clinton has the opportunity to rebuild Democratic strength in the region. For the Republicans, carrying the entire South still remains a crucial imperative.

The Vital South is the first book to chronicle the massive shift of southern electoral power to Republican presidential candidates, while also showing how Democrats can again become competitive in the region. Deftly combining political narrative, in-depth analysis, and telling anecdotes, this book will be a definitive source on southern presidential politics for years to come.

About this title

About the Author:

Earl Black is Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Political Science at Rice University.

From Library Journal:

An earlier work of political scientists Earl and Merle Black examined the relationship between social and political change in the South ( Politics and Society in the South , Harvard Univ. Pr., 1987). In their latest book, the authors focus on presidential elections and the South's role in them, especially since Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs of the 1960s. They find a solidly Republican South that has served as a dependable base for the victorious campaigns of Nixon, Reagan, and Bush. The Blacks argue that for Democratic candidates to have a realistic chance of competing effectively with their opponents nationally, they must develop broader electoral support in the South. In particular, Democratic candidates will need to not only retain the support of black and core white Democrats, but they must also find ways of reaching out to white Southern moderates. A necessary addition to university library political science collections.
-Thomas H. Ferrell, Univ. of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0674941314
• ISBN 13: 9780674941311
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416