Table of Contents
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 What Factors Affect Republic Electoral Chances?: Chapter Preface 19
1 Republicans Face a Demographic Apocalypse Jonathan Chait 21
2 Republicans Do Not Face a Demographic Apocalypse Harry J. Enten 35
3 Republicans Push Voter ID Laws to Disenfranchise Democratic Constituencies Jeremiah Goulka 41
4 Countering the Attack on Voter ID Laws James Walsh 50
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 54
Chapter 2 What Is the Relationship of Republicans to Important Voting Groups?: Chapter Preface 56
1 The Swing State Where the GOP Desperately Needs Hispanics Nate Cohn 58
2 Republicans Should Focus on Winning White Voters, Not Hispanic Voters Sean Trende 66
3 Republicans Should Improve Their Message to Women Mary Kate Gary 75
4 The Match.com Theory of GOP Marketing Fred Schwarz 80
5 Evangelicals Are to Blame for Republican Culture-War Extremism Frank Schaeffer 84
6 Evangelical Leader Preaches Pullback from Politics, Culture Wars Neil King Jr. 92
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 101
Chapter 3 What Issues Divide Republicans?: Chapter Preface 103
1 Immigration Reform Would Help GOP Tamar Jacoby 105
2 Immigration Reform Will Not Help Republicans with Hispanic Voters Arnold Ahlert 110
3 Obamacare Will Fail Without Any Help from Republicans Lanhee Chen 117
4 Republicans Need to Offer an Alternative to Obamacare William Kristol Jeffrey H. Anderson 122
5 Republican Thinkers Launch New Climate Change Initiative Coral Davenport 127
6 Conservatives in Congress Should Not Pass Climate Change Regulation Nicolas Loris 135
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 140
Chapter 4 What Issues Surround the Tea Party?: Chapter Preface 142
1 Tea Partiers Won't Go When Fun Ends Ed Feulner Sen. Jim DeMint 144
2 The Tea Party Hurts the Republican Party Julian Zelizer 148
3 The Tea Party Is Based in Apocalyptic Religious Beliefs Joe McLean 153
4 The Tea Party Is Based in Economic Class Resentments Mike Lofgren 162
5 How Racism Caused the Shutdown Zack Beauchamp 173
6 The Tea Party Is Not Racist Noel S. Williams 188
Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography 193
For Further Discussion 194
Organizations to Contact 197
Bibliography of Books 203
Index 208
