From Yellow Dog Democrats to Red State Republicans : Florida and Its Politics since 1940.

Colburn, David R.

From Yellow Dog Democrats to Red State Republicans : Florida and Its Politics since 1940. - second edition. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (305 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. From Darkness to Sunshine: World War II, Race, and the Emergence of Modern Florida; 2. Moral, Simple Justice and the Emergence of Fault Lines in the Democratic Hegemony; 3. Reubin Askew, Lawton Chiles, and the Reinvention of the Democratic Party; 4. An Era of Political Transition; 5. Migration of the Middle Class, the Search for Community, and the Emerging Hispanic Presence; 6. Holding Back the Republican Tide, but for How Long?; 7. From Blue to Red: The Era of Jeb Bush and Republican Hegemony; 8. The Presidential Election of 2000: What Happened in Florida? 9. The Politics of the Twenty-First CenturyAcknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

Likely to raise hackles among Democrats and Republicans alike, this dynamic history of modern Florida argues that the Sunshine State has become the political and demographic future of the nation. David Colburn reveals how Florida gradually abandoned the traditions of race and personality that linked it to the Democratic Party. The book focuses particularly on the population growth and chaotic gubernatorial politics that altered the state from 1940, when it was a sleepy impoverished southern outpost, to the present and the emergence of a dominant Republican Party.



9780813048499 9780813046372 9780813044859


Political culture--History--Florida--20th century.
Political culture--History--Florida--21st century.
Political parties--Florida.
Politicians--Florida.


Electronic Books.

F316 / .F766 2013