Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Tables and Illustrations; Introduction; Acknowledgments; 1 Explaining Republican Ascendancy; Previous Research: Before Republican Ascendancy; Previous Research: After Republican Ascendancy; Sizing Up the Literature; A Theoretical Explanation for the Rise of Southern Republicans; Notes; 2 The Dynamics of Party Identification; Party Identification: Not Always the "Unmoved Mover"; Changing Political Affiliations of Southern Whites; Issue Evolution and Partisan Change; Voters; Candidates
The Voting Rights Act, Its Reinforcement of Issue Evolution, and Conflict ExtensionGrowing Republican Identification of Southern Whites; Party Identification and Generational Replacement; Factors Affecting Party Identification; Conclusion; Notes; 3 Electoral Effects of Redistricting; The Partisan Impact of Redistricting; The First Partisan Effect: Racial Redistricting; The Second Partisan Effect: The Behavior of Redrawn Voters; The Political Geography of Southern Congressional Elections; Partisan Impact of Redistricting in the 1992-1994 U.S. House Elections
Partisan Impact of Redistricting in the 2002 U.S. House ElectionsPartisan Impact of Redistricting in Texas' 2004 U.S. House Elections; A Case Study of Texas 19 in the 2004 U.S. House Election; Conclusion; Notes; 4 Republican Candidate Emergence; Competitiveness; The Changing Political Opportunity Structure; Money and Candidate Viability; Emergence Patterns in Normal- and High-Opportunity Elections; Primary Elections; General Elections; Conclusion; Notes; 5 National Implications of Southern Republican Ascendancy; This Ain't Your Daddy's Dixie; The South and Partisan Polarization
The New Democratic Majority and the SouthShort- and Long-Term Perspectives on the 2006 and 2008 Elections; Notes; 6 The Future of Southern Congressional Politics; Racial and Ethnic Change; Reapportionment and Redistricting; Performance in Office; The End of Southern Exceptionalism?; Concluding Remarks; Notes; Appendix A: Documentation of Data Sources; Appendix B: Chapter 3 Supplementary Analysis; Appendix C: Chapter 4 Supplementary Tables; References; Index
