The Republican Civil War

If you want to learn about factionalism within the two major parties, this book is a great place to begin. A revolution is well underway, and Wyoming is an especially interesting state to study how it has unfolded. With just a handful of Democrats isolated in glitzy Jackson, Republicans are free to wage war against each other everywhere else. Not content with one-party ascendancy, they go at each other hammer and tongs stoked by the tendentious issues of the social media age. Money still matters, but the populists know how to win at the polls. Let's watch and see if they learn how to govern. * James G. Gimpel, Professor of Government, University of Maryland *
Muravchik and Shields combine on-the-ground reporting with academic analysis to provide a lively and compelling account of one front of today's Republican civil war. They find that this civil war may not be as one-sided as many observers assume and suggest the GOP future is less determined than some think. An interesting and thought-provoking study. * William Kristol, Editor at large, The Bulwark *
Shields and Muravchik illuminate how the realignments upending political contests between Democrats and Republicans are also playing out within those parties. Combining first-hand observations, deep interviews and tons of data, the authors provide deep insights into populism, the urban rural divide, the diploma divide, right-wing identity politics and cancel culture, and much more. The book is essential reading for this moment, and a worthy follow-up to their 2020 book, Trump's Democrats. * Musa al-Gharbi, Assistant Professor of Communications, Journalism and (by courtesy) Sociology, Stony Brook University *