Written by one of the most respected scholars and writers in political science, this is brief, engaging book that is rich in data and analyzes the reasons why the public is so divided along party lines about George W. Bush.
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Written by one of the most respected scholars and writers in political science, this is brief, engaging book that is rich in data and analyzes the reasons why the public is so divided along party lines about George W. Bush.
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 1; 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 Schiavo 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