The New Dominion : The Twentieth-Century Elections That Shaped Modern Virginia

Milliken, John G. (EDT)/ Rozell, Mark J. (EDT)

University of Virginia Press（2023/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 288 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780813949703
• DDC分類 324.97550904

Full Description

The New Dominion analyzes six key statewide elections to explore the demographic, cultural, and economic changes that drove the transformation of the state's politics and shaped the political Virginia of today. Countering the common narrative that the shifting politics of Virginia is a recent phenomenon driven by population growth in the urban corridor, the contributors to this volume consider the antecedents to the rise of Virginia as a two-party competitive state in the critical elections of the twentieth century that they profile.

Contents

Introduction
1. Prelude to Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Byrd Organization 1925-1949
2. The Emerging of the Modern Democratic Party: Bill Spong and the Election of 1966
3. Virginia's "Armageddon" and its Legacy of Partisan Competition: The 1973 Election for Governor
4. Chuck Robb's 1981 Gubernatorial Campaign and the Democratic Realignment
5. Breakthrough: The Rise and 1989 Gubernatorial Election of L. Douglas Wilder
6. The Rise of a Competitive Republican Party - George Allen and the Election of 1993
Conclusion: The New Dominion in the 21st Century