The Dynamic Dominion: Realignment and the Rise of Two-Party Competition in Virginia, 1945-1980

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The Dynamic Dominion tells the dramatic story of Virginia's political transformation from the Second World War to the Reagan Revolution. The cradle of American democracy ― and thus of the democratic movement that is sweeping the globe today ― the venerable Old Dominion has emerged again in the second half of the 20th century as a dynamic political pace setter for the nation.In 1945, Virginia was a one-party, one-faction state under the aristocratic rule of conservative Democratic Senator Harry F. Byrd and his famed "Byrd organization." From his perch as the uncontested leader...