Constructing Nixon’s Majority
Winning Rhetoric in the Presidential Election of 1972
Constructing Nixon’s Majority
Winning Rhetoric in the Presidential Election of 1972
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Description
This book reframes the 1972 election as a masterclass in political messaging, strategy, and the manipulation of national divisions. Drawing on extensive archival research, it reveals how his campaign reshaped American conservatism, laying the groundwork for modern political polarization.
Frank Kusch argues that Nixon's landslide was the product of a carefully orchestrated campaign that capitalized on the fears of a conservative electorate uneasy with the social upheavals of the 1960s. By presenting Nixon as a steady leader amid turmoil, his campaign forged a coalition defined less by polices it championed than conditions it opposed-radicalism, protest, and chaos.
Table of Contents
Performance Anxiety
Heartland Homilies, Northern Strategies
Partisans
Unhorsing Big Ed
The Making of the Extremist
Above the Battle
“Unlikable”
Colson Style
The “Front-Porch” Campaign
Big Meany
“One Hell of a Landslide, Mr. President”
A “Realistic Morality” Mandate
The “Republican Roosevelt”
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 27 May 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9798216488699 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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