POLS 1336 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Mirabeau B. Lamar, Phil Gramm, Allan Shivers
22 Nov 2016
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11:53 am: fifty states, fifty party systems, the strength of state party org. States classified according to strength of party org. Party ideology: basic belief system that guides the party. Politics of republic of tx: evolution of political parties in tx. 1877 greenbacks formed in reaction to declining farm prices. Favored elite and national management of gov: party realignment in tx. Yellow dog democrats voted for rep eisenhower. Leader was governor allan shivers: leader of conservative faction of tx d party. 1961 tower elected to senate to fill johnson"s sea. 1st r statewide office holder in tx since 1870s. The conversion and election of phil gramm. From house to senate gramm was elected as democrat in 1978. Accused of leaking d strategy to white house budget office. The move toward parity with the d. Changed tx party politics: one-party r dominance in tx. 1994 election went from 2 to 1 party r system.
