"The Emerging Republican Majority"
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"The Emerging Republican Majority" is a 1969 political analysis book by strategist Kevin Phillips that predicted a long-term electoral realignment favoring the Republican Party in the United States.
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| "The Emerging Republican Majority" canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "The Emerging Republican Majority" Context triple: [Kevin Phillips, wrote, "The Emerging Republican Majority"]
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A.
The History of the Republican Party
The History of the Republican Party is a historical work examining the origins, development, and political impact of the United States Republican Party.
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B.
In Search of a Majority
"In Search of a Majority" is an essay by James Baldwin that examines race, identity, and the quest for political and social power in mid-20th-century America.
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C.
New Majority
New Majority was a center-left political coalition in Chile that brought together several progressive parties, including the Socialist Party and the Christian Democrats, to support common presidential and legislative candidates in the 2010s.
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D.
“The Logic of American Politics”
“The Logic of American Politics” is a widely used scholarly textbook that analyzes the institutions, incentives, and collective action problems shaping political behavior and governance in the United States.
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E.
Fifth Party System in United States politics
The Fifth Party System in United States politics refers to the era of Democratic Party dominance and New Deal coalition politics that reshaped American government and party alignments from the 1930s through the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "The Emerging Republican Majority" Target entity description: "The Emerging Republican Majority" is a 1969 political analysis book by strategist Kevin Phillips that predicted a long-term electoral realignment favoring the Republican Party in the United States.
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A.
The History of the Republican Party
The History of the Republican Party is a historical work examining the origins, development, and political impact of the United States Republican Party.
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B.
In Search of a Majority
"In Search of a Majority" is an essay by James Baldwin that examines race, identity, and the quest for political and social power in mid-20th-century America.
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C.
New Majority
New Majority was a center-left political coalition in Chile that brought together several progressive parties, including the Socialist Party and the Christian Democrats, to support common presidential and legislative candidates in the 2010s.
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D.
“The Logic of American Politics”
“The Logic of American Politics” is a widely used scholarly textbook that analyzes the institutions, incentives, and collective action problems shaping political behavior and governance in the United States.
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E.
Fifth Party System in United States politics
The Fifth Party System in United States politics refers to the era of Democratic Party dominance and New Deal coalition politics that reshaped American government and party alignments from the 1930s through the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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political analysis book ⓘ |
| analyzes |
ethnic voting patterns in the United States
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regional partisan realignment in the South and West ⓘ urban versus suburban voting trends ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Southern Strategy
NERFINISHED
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realignment theory in American politics ⓘ |
| author | Kevin Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedBy |
historians of modern American conservatism
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political scientists studying party realignment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
decline of the New Deal Democratic coalition
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rise of Republican strength in the South ⓘ rise of Republican strength in the Sun Belt ⓘ |
| deweyDecimalClassification | 324.2737 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
long-term electoral realignment favoring the Republican Party
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regional political shifts in the United States ⓘ voting patterns in the United States ⓘ |
| genre |
political science
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political strategy ⓘ |
| hasCentralThesis |
demographic and regional changes would create a lasting Republican majority
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ethnic, class, and regional voting blocs could be realigned toward the Republican Party ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | analysis of the Southern Strategy ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | influential in shaping narratives of a Republican "Sun Belt" majority ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | over 400 pages ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | conservative political analysis ⓘ |
| hasReputation | foundational text for understanding late-20th-century Republican ascendancy ⓘ |
| influenced | Republican Party electoral strategy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | JK2356 ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | discussions of American electoral realignments ⓘ |
| notableFor | predicting a durable Republican electoral majority ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| publisher | Arlington House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInContextOf |
1960s United States political climate
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post-New Deal party system ⓘ |
| subject |
American politics
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Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ electoral realignment ⓘ party systems in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodAnalyzed |
mid-20th century United States elections
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post-World War II U.S. electoral politics ⓘ |
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