Baylor, Christopher, <br/><br/>
First to the party :  the group origins of party transformation / 
Christopher Baylor. 
 - 1st edition. 
 - 321 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - American governance : politics, policy, and public law .
 - American governance. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Building blocs: groups and contested party transformations -- Overcoming a troubled history: civil rights groups seek a coalition with labor -- Labor's interest in a civil rights coalition -- Twisting the donkey's tail: how groups changed a reluctant party -- Maintaining the democratic trajectory on civil rights -- Conservative Christians before the Christian right -- A Christian right takes shape -- The first wave of cultural conservative politics -- Eating the elephant, one bite at a time: influencing a national party through state politics -- Conversions: Republican nominations after Reagan -- Other evidence: populism and gay rights. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780812249637 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017012492 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Democratic Party (U.S.)--Membership.<br/>Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )--Membership.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political parties--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Political parties--History--United States--21st century.<br/>Political participation--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Political participation--History--United States--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--20th century.<br/>United States--Politics and government--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JK2261  / .B349 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>324.273