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Main Title It's my party too : the battle for the heart of the GOP and the future of America /
Author Whitman, Christine Todd.
Publisher Penguin Press,
Year Published 2005
OCLC Number 56532685
ISBN 1594200408 (alk. paper)
Subjects Evangelicalism--United States ; Radicalism--United States ; Conservatism--United States ; United States--Politics and government--2001- ; United States--Politics and government--2001---Decision making ; United States--Social policy
Additional Subjects Whitman, Christine Todd ; Republican Party (US : 1854- )
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Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0721/2004058712-b.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0721/2004058712-d.html
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EKBM  JK2356.W49 2005 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 04/15/2005
EOAM  JK2356.W49 2005 Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO 02/04/2005
ESAM  JK2356.W49 2005 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 02/18/2005
Collation 247 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents Notes
Does the right make might -- Whatever happened to the big umbrella? -- The party within the party -- Reclaiming Lincoln's legacy -- This land is our land -- A woman in the party -- A time for radical moderates. 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.