Lines in the Sand: Congressional Redistricting in Texas and the Downfall of Tom Delay
A Politics book. Bickerstaff does an excellent job of chronicling the various events and players involved with the 2000 redistricting...
The events of 2003 in Texas were important to the political history of this country. Congressman Tom DeLay led a Republican effort to gerrymander the state's thirty-two congressional districts to defeat all ten of the Anglo Democratic incumbents and to elect more Republicans; Democratic state lawmakers fled the state in an effort to defeat the plan. The Lone Star State uproar attracted attention worldwide. The Republicans won this showdown, gaining six additional seats from Texas and protecting the one endangered Republican incumbent. This outcome has undeniably affected national policy-making and has made it more difficult for Democrats to regain a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Some of the methods used by DeLay to achieve this result, however, led to his criminal indictment and ultimately to his downfall. With its eye-opening research, readable style, and insightful commentary, Lines in the Sand provides a front-line account of...
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- Pages: 472 pages
- ISBN: 9780292714748 / 292714742
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Tom Delay got "The Hammer". Gerrymandering gone awry. Hardly impartial, THE BIG BUY: HOW TOM DELAY STOLE CONGRESS pretty much describes this book. But, then, it's difficult to find anyone impartial about this sleaze-bag politician who's made a career out of destruction and left even many Texas Republicans dead set on getting rid of... Political Scientists Bickerstaff does an excellent job of chronicling the various events and players involved with the 2000 redistricting cycle in Texas. The factual detail provided is meticulous -- it's hard to imagine anyone doing a better job. Additionally, he does a great job of providing historical context along the way.The book is relatively lengthy...
