One Party Country: The Republican Plan for Dominance in the 21st Century

by Tom Hamburger, Peter Wallsten

Overview

The Los Angeles Times bestseller
"Intelligent....Their book represents a burgeoning literary genre-studies of Roveology, which is the art of using what Republicans embrace, marketing information and what they theoretically are wary of, federal power, to elect more Republicans." --George Will, Newsweek
"Persuasive....Hamburger and Wallsten discuss in great detail the misuse of executive branch power for raw political purposes." --Mark Schmitt, Washington Monthly
The single greatest priority for the Bush administration has been the consolidation of executive power. That power has been wielded like never before for partisan gain: to win current and future elections for Republicans across America. The Democrats had everything going for them in the 2006 election, but all the obstacles Republicans have been constructing paid off by denying them an even bigger win. Democrats are confident going into 2008, but the Republican advantages endure. Through a rigorous examination of the GOP machine, this book reveals how a true Democratic resurgence faces steep barriers--barriers erected by conservatives who have worked to build their dominant position since the days of Barry Goldwater.
"Incisive journalistic digging...One Party Country does a good job of spelling out the GOP electoral strategy objectively and in detail." --The Christian Science Monitor

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620456835
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	07/01/2007
Pages:	274
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Tom Hamburger is an investigative reporter covering Congress and the executive branch for the Los Angeles Times. Peter Wallsten covers the White House for the Los Angeles Times. Both authors have been interviewed about the Bush administration on CNN, Fox News, CNBC, MSNBC, and NPR.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     vii
Introduction     1
The Real Center of Power     11
Stacking the Electoral Deck     29
The End of the Southern Strategy     53
The Rove Doctrine     85
The Organized Shall Inherit the Earth     113
Death by a Thousand Cuts     137
The Business of America Is Business-and Lobbying     165
Put to the Test: Social Security     187
Put to the Test: The Bench     209
Epilogue     227
Notes     235
Bibliography     249
Index     251