One Party Country: The Republican Plan for Dominance in the 21st Century

by Tom Hamburger, Peter Wallsten

The Los Angeles Times bestseller
""Intelligent....Their book represents a burgeoning literary genre--studies of Roveology, which is the art of using what Republicans embrace, marketing information and what they theoretically are wary of, federal power, to elect more Republicans.""
--George Will, Newsweek
""Persuasive....Hamburger and Wallsten discuss in great detail the misuse of executive branch power for raw political purposes.""
--Mark Schmitt, Washington Monthly
The single greatest priority for the Bush administration has been the consolidation of executive power. That power has been wielded like never before for partisan to win current and future elections for Republicans across America. The Democrats had everything going for them in the 2006 election, but all the obstacles Republicans have been constructing paid off by denying them an even bigger win. Democrats are confident going into 2008, but the Republican advantages endure. Through a rigorous examination of the GOP machine, this book reveals how a true Democratic resurgence faces steep barriers--barriers erected by conservatives who have worked to build their dominant position since the days of Barry Goldwater.
""Incisive journalistic digging...One Party Country does a good job of spelling out the GOP electoral strategy objectively and in detail.""
--The Christian Science Monitor

Genres: Politics

262 pages, Paperback

First published July 18, 2006

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

With the benefit of hindsight, the authors seem to have taken many of the campaign and strategic proclations of the GOP at face value. While demographic trends militating against GOP dominance, such as the growing Latino vote are noted, others such as a developing pro-Democratic trend among younger voters are not accounted for. Also, the strength of progressive activists in using the internet for organizing and fund raising, in ways that even in the mid-2000's appeared stronger than such efforts by conservative activists is also not noted. Still, the book is very informational and a worthy read.

[Rita · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars for excellent research and responsible reporting. The decades-long planning by the Republican party, to lay aside the interests of the general electorate, and destroy the foundation of fair elections in the United States, has come to full fruition.