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The 2012 Nomination and the Future of the Republican Party
The Internal Battle
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2013
Summary
The 2012 Republican nomination process went on longer than most pundits predicted early on. While Mitt Romney began the season as the prohibitive favorite, he was tested repeatedly by what was seemingly the Republican flavor of the week (including Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Santorum). The sheer number of candidates who were viewed as legitimate contenders demonstrate the fundamental concern facing Republicans moving forward: a fractured party. The pro-business, Tea Party, and evangelical Christian wings disagreed in 2010 on who would provide the best alternative to Democratic President Barack Obama and as a result created a crippling nomination period. By the time Romney was able to claim victory, he was severely wounded after countless attacks from his fellow Republicans. To this internal discontent, we can also add the changing national demographics that could lead to electoral problems for Republicans in their own right. Consider that Mitt Romney did better with older, white male voters than John McCain had. Unfortunately, the share of the national vote for this demographic decreased from 2008 to 2012. As Rand Paul stated recently, the time has come for Republicans to reach out to individuals who do not fit the stereotyped Republican image if they have any hope of being successful. In this volume, we assess how the 2012 GOP nomination cycle is indicative of just how the Republican Party has become, in the words of pundit Cuck Warren, a “Mad Men Party in a Modern Family World.”
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Copyright year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-7592-7
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-7593-4
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
265
Product type
Edited Book
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Preface No access
Chapter One: The 2012 Republican Nomination Season: A Clown Car or Feuding Conservatives? No access Pages 1 - 20
Chapter Two: The Impact of Rules Changes on the 2012 Republican Presidential Primary Process No access Pages 21 - 34
Chapter Three: White Knights to the Rescue! The Non-Candidates of 2012 No access Pages 35 - 60
Chapter Four: The Curious Candidacy of Jon Huntsman No access Pages 61 - 76
Chapter Five: Early to Rise, Early to Fall: The Short Lived Hope of Michele Bachmann No access Pages 77 - 102
Chapter Six: The Hermanator: Anti-Elitism and the Rise of Herman Cain No access Pages 103 - 126
Chapter Seven: Rick Perry: The Quickly Fading Star of Texas No access Pages 127 - 148
Chapter Eight: Newt Gingrich: It Takes More than Ideas to Win a Nomination No access Pages 149 - 180
Chapter Nine: Ron Paul: Establishment Outsider or Radical Insider? No access Pages 181 - 196
Chapter Ten: Of Sweater Vests and Broken Dreams: Santorum’s Almost Win No access Pages 197 - 218
Chapter Eleven: Mitt Romney—The Republican Choice: Inevitability, Electability, and Lack of Enthusiasm No access Pages 219 - 244
Chapter Twelve: The Victor’s Reward and the Future of the GOP No access Pages 245 - 254
