The 1996 Presidential Election in the South: Southern Party Systems in the 1990s

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Moreland and Steed bring an overall analysis of presidential politics in the South together with a state-by-state analysis and updated data on the 1996 presidential elections in each southern state. The 1996 elections are placed within the context of recent party and electoral developments in the South, particularly as those relate to fundamental changes in the party system and the ascendancy of the Republican Party. The South is a region undergoing significant partisan change, and that change has substantial implications for national politics. This volume analyzes the South's role in the 1996 presidential nomination process, issues as southerners saw them in 1996, and the role of third parties in the South. The volume also analyzes the results of the 1996 presidential election in each of the eleven states of the Old Confederacy. The 1996 elections are placed within the context of recent party and electoral developments in the South, particularly as those relate to fundamental changes in the party system and the ascendancy of the Republican Party. This volume is unique in that there is no other analysis of the 1996 elections that has a southern regional focus. This is the fourth of a series of volumes on presidential elections in the South edited by Moreland and Steed, and together these studies constitute a valuable resource for those interested in Southern politics, presidential elections, and American political parties in general.

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.,."this focused book provides timely and valuable data and analyses of the 1996 election in the South."-Choice
.,."[A] compelling argument for the continued centrality of the South in state, national, and party politics."-The Alabama Review
...this focused book provides timely and valuable data and analyses of the 1996 election in the South.-Choice
...[A] compelling argument for the continued centrality of the South in state, national, and party politics.-The Alabama Review
Both of these collections will be highly valued by scholars of southern politics and American party politics in general.-Journal of Southern History
..."A compelling argument for the continued centrality of the South in state, national, and party politics."-The Alabama Review
..."this focused book provides timely and valuable data and analyses of the 1996 election in the South."-Choice
..."[A] compelling argument for the continued centrality of the South in state, national, and party politics."-The Alabama Review
"Both of these collections will be highly valued by scholars of southern politics and American party politics in general."-Journal of Southern History

Author Bio

LAURENCE W. MORELAND is Professor of Political Science at The Citadel. ROBERT P. STEED is Professor of Political Science at The Citadel. Both have coedited numerous books on southern politics as well as papers and articles.