George C. Wallace and the Politics of Powerlessness
The Wallace Campaigns for the Presidency, 1964-76
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George C. Wallace and the Politics of Powerlessness
The Wallace Campaigns for the Presidency, 1964-76
About this book
This is the only complete study of the Wallace phenomenon. It covers all of the presidential campaigns and views wallace from a variety of vantage ints: historical context, content anal-ysis of speeches, and analysis of elec-tion data, including voting statistics and attitudinal patterns of supporters. Poli- tics of Powerlessness examines na-tionwide support for George C. Wal-lace in the presidential campaigns of 1964, 1968, 1972, and 1976. A number of election and candidate preference surveys are used as sources of data on supporters. An understanding of Wal-lace's appeal is provided through an examination of themes noted through-out his speeches and an analysis of his political history from biographical sources, personal interviews, and newspaper accounts of the time. The picture of Wallace that emerges is one of a man who saw himself as a crusader for his supporters' interests, while de-liberately heightening and intensifying their feelings of powerlessness as a means of getting votes.
Carlson shows that Wallace voters were not marginal. They did not reflect a loss of status, nor were they simply outside the mainstream of political life. They were very much like major party voters, with the exception of their feel-ings of political powerlessness that me about by increased government..rticipation in state politics. This work informed not only by a careful anal-ysis, but by interviews with Wallace, many of his followers, and people active in his campaigns. The work has the additional advantage of having follow-up analyses and interviews as, late as 1978. In this sense, it represents not only a scholarly analysis of the Wallace phenomenon, but the most up-to-date analysis as well.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue: Wallace's South
- 1. The Politics of Powerlessness
- 2. Voting Theories and the Wallace Voter
- 3. Public Office 1945-1963: Wallace's Move Toward Segregation and National Notoriety
- 4. The 1964 Presidential Primaries: Breaking in on the National Scene
- 5. Wallace Support in 1964: Building a Constituency
- 6. Analysis of 1964 Speeches: "George C. Wallace for President"
- 7. 1968: The Third Party
- 8. Wallace Support in 1968: From Southern to National Politics
- 9. Analysis of 1968 Speeches: "Stand Up for America"
- 10. 1972: Going After the Democratic Nomination
- 11. Wallace Support in 1972: The Florida Primary
- 12. Analysis of 1972 Speeches: "Send Them a Message"
- 13. 1976: The Last Hurrah
- 14. Wallace Support in 1976: Into the Mainstream
- 15. Analysis of 1976 Speeches: "Trust the People"
- 16. Wallace Support: Demographic and Attitudinal Changes, 1964 to 1976
- Epilogue
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Methods
- Bibliography
- Index