Purging the Republican Party : Tea Party Campaigns and Elections.

Ronald T. Libby's Purging the Republican Party examines Tea Party primary campaigns against Republicans including the defeats of Dede Scozzafava in New York and Bob Bennett in Utah, and the election of Marco Rubio in Florida. It includes an assessment of the Tea Party's political prospects...

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Main Author: Libby, Ronald T.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington Books, 2013
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Title Page
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • The Tea Party's Political Ideology
  • Tea Party Policies: The Contract From America
  • The Civil War Within the Republican Party
  • The "Scozzafava Strategy" to Unseat Senator Bob Bennett
  • Tea Party-Hispanic Voting Alliance and Marco Rubio
  • Conclusion: The 2012 Elections and Beyond
  • Appendix
  • Index
  • About the Author.