Conclusion: The consequences of the advocacy party. In the shadow of states' rights : the New Deal Democratic Party and the prelude to reform -- The undemocratic party : antiwar insurgents and the party crisis of 1968 -- "Curing the ills of democracy" : party entrepreneurship i the McGovern-Fraser Commission -- The party turned upside down : the McGovern nomination and the backlash against reform -- Bringing the counter-reformers back in : the coalition for a Democratic majority and the making of the advocacy party -- The limits of group influence : Jimmy Carter and the demand for full employment policy -- The officeholders strike back : the success and failure of the new Democrats -- The advocate-in-chief : Barack Obama's harnessing of the advocacy party -- Conclusion: The consequences of the advocacy party.
Summary:
"This book examines the transformation of the Democratic Party from the 1930s to the Obama administration"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
American governance : politics, policy, and public law
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