We should have seen it coming : from Reagan to Trump--a front-row seat to a political revolution

Seib, Gerald F., 1956- author.

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Chronicles the forty-year rise and decline of the conservative movement in America, sharing insights into the roles of such contributors as the Federalist Society, the NRA, and Fox News, and demonstrating how it evolved into the populist movement that elected Donald Trump.

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ISBN:

9780593135150
0593135156

Edition:

First edition

Description:

xv, 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), photographs, portraits ; 25 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-260) and index

Contents:

The rise of the Reagan revolution
Storming the gates
Growing roots
The Gipper
Turning over the reins
Newt steps in
The best of times, the worst of times
Conservatives ride again
The high price of terror
Into the wilderness
The tea party erupts
Trump storms in
Shock waves
What just happened?
What now?

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bl2020016084

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2981628

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