POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Last Lecture I Factionalism A Conservatives B Libertarians C Liberals II Class Poll III Demographics A Blacks B Hispanics C Whites Outline of Current Lecture I The Rise of the Republican Party A Realignment B Dealignment II Tea Party III Precinct A Precinct Chair B Precinct Convention IV County Executive Committee A County Chair B County Convention V State Executive Committee A State Chair and Vice Chair B State Convention Current Lecture l In 1978 Bill Clements became the first Republican Governor after E J Davis The Republican Party is experiencing factional differences The Evangelical or Fundamentalist Christians the Centralist Moderate Wing and the Tea Party These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute A Realignment is when Texas is becoming Republican dominated This shift was spurred by Ronald Reagan Many newcomers are Republican and long term economic trends have benefitted Republicans B Dealignment is when people are not really associated with parties They call themselves independents and their voting split ticket in Texas ll The Tea Party Movement was created after Barrack Obama s election and it s a political movement that advocates lower government spending lower taxes and limited government lll A precinct is the most basic level of political organization at the local level A A precinct chair is the local party official elected in the party s primary election who heads the precinct convention and serves on party s county executive committee B A precinct convention is held by a political party to select delegates for the county convention and submit resolutions to the party s state platform These are held on the day of party s primary election and open to anyone who voted in that election lV The county executive committee is a party group made up of the party s county chair and precinct chairs They re responsible for running the county s primary elections and planning county conventions A County chair is the county party official who heads the county executive committee B The county convention is held by a political party following its precinct conventions for the purpose of electing delegates to its state convention V The state executive committee is responsible for governing party s activities through the state A State Chair and Vice Chair are the top 2 state level leaders in the party B A state convention is held every two years for the purpose of nominating candidates for statewide office adopting a platform electing a party s leadership and in presidential years selecting delegates for the national convention and choosing presidential electors
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