It's my party too
Subtitle: the battle for the heart of the GOP and the future of America
By: Christine Todd Whitman
Publisher: Penguin Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9781594200403
Subjects: Whitman, Christine Todd.; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Evangelicalism -- United States.; Radicalism -- United States.; Conservatism -- United States.; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009 -- Decision making.; United States -- Social policy.
Description: The Republican party is embroiled in a heated and high-stakes battle between its far-right and moderate wings, with conservatives declaring open warfare on moderates. A lifelong and loyal Republican and a leader of the party's moderate wing, Whitman is a passionate believer in the power of the "productive middle" in politics. In this book she offers an insider's argument against the hijacking of her party by zealous "social fundamentalists." She argues that conservative extremists, in relentlessly pushing their ideological stances, playing to the far-right base, running negative campaigns and marginalizing women, are not only violating traditional Republican principles but are also holding the party back from achieving a true majority.
Table of contents: title: Does the right make might; title: Whatever happened to the big umbrella?; title: The party within the party; title: Reclaiming Lincoln's legacy; title: This land is our land; title: A woman in the party; title: A time for radical moderates.