1996 Presidential Election in the South

LAURENCE W. MORELAND is Professor of Political Science at The Citadel. ROBERT P. STEED is Professor of Political Science at The Citadel. Both have coedited numerous books on southern politics as well as papers and articles.

• The Setting and the Nominating Process Contemporary Southern Politics and the 1996 Elections by Robert P. Steed and Laurence W. Moreland The 1996 Presidential Nomination: Short and Sweet by Charles S. Bullock III Issues: The Spin from the South by John Kuzenski The Third Party South: Minor Parties in Southern Elections, 1892-1996 by John C. Green Elections in the Deep South Alabama: The Elephants Trumpet by Patrick Cotter Georgia: Two-Party Political Reality! by John A. Clark and Brad Lockerbie Louisiana: Laissez les bon temps rouler! by Charles D. Hadley and Jonathan O. Knuckey Mississippi: GOP Consolidates Its Gains by Stephen D. Shaffer and Randolph Burnside South Carolina: Elephants Stroll Through the Palmettos by Laurence W. Moreland and Robert P. Steed Elections in the Rim South Arkansas: The Last Hurrah for a Native Son by Jay Barth Florida: An Election with Something for Everyone by Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, William E. Hulbary, and Lewis Bowman North Carolina: Republican Consolidation or Democratic Resurgence? by Charles Prysby Tennessee: Belle of the Presidential Ball by Robert H. Swansbrough and David M. Brodsky Texas: Suppose They Gave an Election and Nobody Came by Frank B. Feigert and John R. Todd Virginia: Old Habits Die Hard by John J. McGlennon Conclusion The South and the 1996 Presidential Election: Republican Gains Among Democratic Wins by Harold W. Stanley Selected Bibliography Index