Cowboy Conservatism [electronic resource] : Texas and the Rise of the Modern Right /
Cunningham, Sean P.
Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky,
c2010.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Texas was rocked by a series of political transitions. Despite its century-long heritage of solidly Democratic politics, the state became a Republican stronghold virtually overnight, and by 1980 it was known as ""Reagan Country."" Ultimately, Republicans dominated the Texas political landscape, holding all twenty-seven of its elected offices and carrying former governor George W. Bush to his second term as president with more than 61 percent of the Texas vote.Sean P. Cunningham examines the remarkable history of Republican Texas in Cowboy Conservatism: Texas and 
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During the 1960s and 1970s, Texas was rocked by a series of political transitions. Despite its century-long heritage of solidly Democratic politics, the state became a Republican stronghold virtually overnight, and by 1980 it was known as ""Reagan Country."" Ultimately, Republicans dominated the Texas political landscape, holding all twenty-seven of its elected offices and carrying former governor George W. Bush to his second term as president with more than 61 percent of the Texas vote.Sean P. Cunningham examines the remarkable history of Republican Texas in Cowboy Conservatism: Texas and 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-282) and index.
The eyes of Texas: political culture and tradition -- Growing pains: the politics of extremism -- Reconstructing conservatism: antiliberalism and the limits of "law and order" -- "I am a sick American": race, fear, and the limits of backlash politics -- Poisons: establishments in crisis -- Civil war: populist conservatism and the 1976 campaigns -- The gathering storm: Republican momentum and the albatross of Jimmy Carter -- Revolution: Reagan and Texas in 1980.
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Conservatism