God at the Grass Roots, 1996: The Christian Right in the American ElectionsMark J. Rozell, Clyde Wilcox God at the Grass Roots, 1996 is composed of entirely new and original essays that analyze the impact of the Christian Right in the 1996 national, state, and local elections. The nation's leading scholars of religion and politics identify and illuminate numerous trends that have dramatically evolved since the landmark elections of 1994. More than simply a revised version of the popular God at the Grass Roots, this fundamentally new edition examines the Christian Right's nationwide influence, and the essays arrive at starkly different conclusions about America's most organized and observed political interest group. This text will complement all courses on parties and elections, and religion and politics. |
Contents
The Christian Right and the 1996 Elections An Overview | 1 |
South Carolina Christian Right Just Part of the Family Now? | 15 |
Texas A Success Story at Least for Now | 33 |
Georgia Purists Pragmatists and Electoral Outcomes | 51 |
North Carolina Jesses Last Stand? The Christian Right in the Elections | 67 |
Florida Losing by Winning? The Odyssey of the Christian Right | 79 |
Virginia When the Music Stops Choose Your Faction | 99 |
Michigan Veering to the Left? | 115 |
Washington Mobilizing for Victory | 169 |
Minnesota Onward Quistian Soldiers? Christian Conservatives Confront Their Limitations | 187 |
Kansas The Christian Right and the New Mainstream of Republican Politics | 207 |
Maine Slow Growth in the Pine Tree State | 223 |
West Virginia In Search of the Christian Right | 239 |
Conclusion The Christian Right in Campaign 96 | 255 |
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About the Contributors | 283 |
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