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A Divider, Not a Uniter: George W. Bush and the American People, The 2006 Election and Beyond
ISBN-10: 0205529747
ISBN-13: 9780205529742
Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2008
Format: Paper; 352 pp
Published: 04/23/2007
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Neither ideological nor polemical, Gary Jacobson uses extensive poll data and trenchant analysis in this update to his engaging book to show that the dramatic polarization of the American people - along party lines - regarding George W. Bush is part of a decades-long trend, exacerbated by the often divisive strategies employed by the Bush administration.
Features
- Details historical context examines three decades of increased polarization between the parties that culminated with the 2000 election.
- Completely current and comprehensive in its examination of the Bush agenda and the political strategies used for implementing it, the book explores the impact of everything from the Iraq War to the Terry Schiavo case to the response to Hurricane Katrina on partisan evaluations of George W. Bush.
- Through bold and insightful analysis of data, Jacobson concludes that the American public has never been as divided over any president since such data have been collected.
- The text's argument is supported by ample data presented in numerous, accessible graphs and charts.
New To This Edition
- "A Postscript on 2006," added in Chapter 10, provides current coverage and analysis of the Bush Administration's sixth year -- with particular focus on developments in the Iraq War and their impact on partisan evaluations of the president and the midterm election results.
- Additional charts and graphs have been included in Chapter 10.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Primed for Partisanship
Sources of Partisan Polarization
Partisan Polarization in Congress
Polarization and Electoral Change
Is Polarization Confined to Activists?
Religion and Partisanship
Economic Inequality and the Ideological Fragmentation of the Mass Media
Conclusion
III. To the White House Through Florida
One of Us
The Campaigns
The Vote
Florida
Conclusion
IV. The First Two Years: Before and After 9/11
The Bush Agenda
Tactics
After September 11
The 2002 Election
God’s Instrument
V. Going to War in Iraq
The Case for War
Saddam and 9/11
The Public’s Response
Bringing Congress on Board
Popular Support for a Discretionary War
VI. Illusion, Disillusion, and Faith in the President after “Mission Accomplished”
Revising the Case for War
The Iraq Rally
The Widening Partisan Divide on Iraq
Belief in the War’s Premises
The President’s Credibility
The Religious Factor
Multivariate Analyses
Conclusion
VII. The 2004 Elections: Mobilized Bases, Reinforced Divisions
The Democratic Nomination
An Avalanche of Money
The War in the Campaigns
Opinion Leadership
Rational Ignorance?
Mobilizing Voters
The Vote
The Congress
Aftermath
VIII. President of Half the People
A Mandate?
The Campaign to Revamp Social Security
Why the Campaign Failed
The Bipartisan Consensus
Other Issues
The Terri Schaivo Case
The Iraq War, Again
Unwavering Christian Conservatives
Conclusion
IX. Conclusions and Speculations
Does Bush Care?
Competing Realities
The News Media
Hurricane Katrina
After Bush
X. A Postscript on 2006
Going Public Again on the War
The Tactical Component
The Democrats’ Response
Intentional Polarization
The 2006 Midterm Elections
The Vote
A Change of Course?
A Uniter at Last?
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“ This lucid, richly documented analysis is required reading for students of the George W. Bush presidency and American politics more generally.”— Fred I. Greenstein, Professor of Politics Emeritus, Princeton University, and author of The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to George W. Bush.
“In this important, accessible, and thoroughly engaging book, Jacobson brilliantly dissects the extraordinary partisan polarization of the Bush era. He combines a lively narrative with remarkable data analysis–drawing together findings from literally thousands of polls, in more than seventy illuminating figures, many of which knock your socks off. . . The book is a must-read for anyone seriously concerned about the political process in the United States.”
- Paul J. Quirk, Professor and Phil Lind Chair in U.S. Politics and Representation, University of British Columbia
"…Head and shoulders above other books on the presidency of George W. Bush. Jacobson's carefully documented analysis, backed up by extensive reporting and data, demonstrates the purposefulness of the polarizing strategies of the Bush administration, and the reality behind the rhetoric of "I'm a uniter not a divider." Unlike most books about Bush, Jacobson's is neither ideological nor polemical.”
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-James P. Pfiffner, George Mason University
“A masterful analysis and a major contribution. Applying over a half century of poll data, Jacobson places George W. Bush's presidency and the war in Iraq in broad historical context and derives insights that intrigue and impress.”
-John Mueller, Professor of political science and Woody Hayes Chair of National Security Studies, Ohio State University and author of War, Presidents and Public Opinion, Policy and Opinion in the Gulf War, and The Remnants of War.
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