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Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s

Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s

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  • Author：Nicole Hemmer
  • ISBN：1541646886
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Reviews

John Schorg ，

Here is yet another volume on the deterioration of American politics and the impact made by the shift of the Republican Party toward something more craven and irresponsible。 While the Dana Milbank book "The Destructionists" places most of its attention on Newt Gingrich， "Partisans" focuses primarily on the influence of Pat Buchanan。 These books are all well-written， but ultimately they cast a collective pall over the future of political discourse and effective representative government in this c Here is yet another volume on the deterioration of American politics and the impact made by the shift of the Republican Party toward something more craven and irresponsible。 While the Dana Milbank book "The Destructionists" places most of its attention on Newt Gingrich， "Partisans" focuses primarily on the influence of Pat Buchanan。 These books are all well-written， but ultimately they cast a collective pall over the future of political discourse and effective representative government in this country。 。。。more

Darrell ，

I bought this and read it in one day。 I could not put Partisans down！ There are many， many books about Trump， but this is something else。 This tells the story of that key decade， the 1990s， when the GOP was particularly radicalized。I’ve always wondered why Pat Buchanan was rarely mentioned for the significant role he played in crafting the portfolio of issues that the MAGA extremists focus on。 Nicole Hemmer covers that as well as the influence of others like Limbaugh， Gingrich， and more。

Rebecca Brenner Graham， PhD ，

historian and journalistic commentator investigates how the purportedly conservative， moralistic Republicans became the “politically incorrect” and “pitchfork” party ready to embrace Trumpism。 Hemmer identifies Reagan Republicanism as less of a turning point and more of an ending， followed by an “anti liberalism” that “leaned into the coarseness of American culture。” focuses on the “partisans” of the 1990s， when they grew to prioritize political victory over any ideology。

Audrey ，

Hemmer examines the shift of the Republican party from the politics of Reagan to the more far-right views espoused by Pat Buchanan， Fox news， Limbaugh， and Trump。 The case is laid out and shines a light on the media networks who published information without any factual basis to promote a specific ideology。 An ideology that led to January 6th。 The conclusion was abrupt and ended prior to the Trump Presidency which is a shame。 This is a well-written， very readable， history of the Republican part Hemmer examines the shift of the Republican party from the politics of Reagan to the more far-right views espoused by Pat Buchanan， Fox news， Limbaugh， and Trump。 The case is laid out and shines a light on the media networks who published information without any factual basis to promote a specific ideology。 An ideology that led to January 6th。 The conclusion was abrupt and ended prior to the Trump Presidency which is a shame。 This is a well-written， very readable， history of the Republican party。 Thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for an advance digital copy。 。。。more

Brandon Westlake ，

The history of the 1990s is just beginning to be written， and I have often thought that there needed to be some light shined on those conservatives that followed in Reagan's shadow， but not necessarily his footsteps。 Until Hemmer's book， I don't think Pat Buchanan has received the attention he is due。 True， there have been other books looking at the rise of conservatism and Gingrich， but Hemmer does a great job looking at the impact of Buchanan and how his ideas by the 2000s became the central p The history of the 1990s is just beginning to be written， and I have often thought that there needed to be some light shined on those conservatives that followed in Reagan's shadow， but not necessarily his footsteps。 Until Hemmer's book， I don't think Pat Buchanan has received the attention he is due。 True， there have been other books looking at the rise of conservatism and Gingrich， but Hemmer does a great job looking at the impact of Buchanan and how his ideas by the 2000s became the central pillars of conservative thinking。 My only criticism is that the beginning of the book seemed to linger too much on Reagan。 It's necessary to include him but it bordered on heading down a different track in my opinion。This is a great， unique book that will definitely get other research started。 I hope Hemmer continues doing some exploring of the 1990s and early 2000s in her future research 。。。more