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Abortion rights

Catholic Church on

Democratic Party support for

federal appointments that affect

partial birth ban

Republican Party views on

restrictions on

Roe v. Wade

white evangelical views on

Abramoff

Jack

Abstinence education

Affirmative action

Kerry's views on

opposition to

In purpose of

self-interest and

African Americans,In,See alsoBlack voters

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

Agnew, Spiro T.

Agora Financial

Agriculture

AIDS

al Qaeda

Alito, Samuel

America Coming Together

American Enterprise Institute

American Hospital Association

American Insurance Institute

American Medical Association

American virtues

Americans for a Republican Majority Non-Federal PAC

Americans for Democratic Action

Americans for Tax Reform

Aneshensel, Carol

Anger points, See also Polarization

Annable, James

Apolitical voters

Armstrong, Jerome

Arnall, Dawn

Arnall, Roland

Asbestos Study Group

Atwater, Lee

Bai, Matt

Bankruptcy legislation

Baptists

Barbour, Haley

Barone, Michael

Bartels, Larry M.

Beckwith, Lyle

Benedict Pope

Bentsen, Lloyd

Bernstein, Carl

Biracial voting coalition

Black, Duncan

Black, Earl

Black, Merle

Black voters

Blades, Joan

Bliss, Ray

"Blue" media

Blunt, Roy

Body, Wes

Boehner, John

Bona fide occupational qualification

Boortz, Neil

Bowers Chris

Brand marketing

Brooks, David

Brown v. Board of Education

Buchanan, Patrick

Buckley, William

Burke, Raymond

Burke, Thomas

Bush, George W.

abortion opposition by

Catholic leaders' meetings with

conciliatory approach

military service record of

risk management by

Rove's influence on

volatile issues

Bush administration

conciliatory approach

conservative base strengthened by

Dowd's memo and

financiers of

governing policy of

tort reform legislation passed by

Bush administration Dowd's memo and

estate tax repeal by

executive branch power promoted by

fundraisers for

income tax cuts by

preemptive war

racism rebuttals by

tax cuts for corporate America by

tort reform legislation passed by

Business

donations by

lobbyists for

Republican Party partnership with See also Corporate America Business ethos

Business revolution

Business Roundtable

Campaign contributions

demographics of

by lawyers

shifts in

small donations

tax cuts as incentive to

tort reform and

Campaign fundraising

for Democratic Party

direct mail contributors

individuals with highest amounts of

Internet for

Pioneer-Ranger structure for

private-sector

public financing subsidies rejected by George W. Bush

reforms in

regions with highest amounts of

Republican Party

shifts in

special-interest

in primaries

Carlson, Tucker

Carr, Steve

Carsey, Thomas

Carter, Jimmy

Catholic, Church

abortion views of

child abuse scandals of

financial crisis for

Catholic conservatives See also Religious right

Cato Institute

Cayne, James E.

Center for Individual Rights

Center for Media and Public Affairs

Center-left coalition

Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Central American Free Trade Agreement

Chamber of Commerce U.S.

Chaput, Charles J.

Cheney, Richard

Child support

Child-raising

China

Christian right. See Religious right

Churches

Evangelical Christian

mega-churches

support for Republican Party

Civil liberties associations

Civil rights Civil Rights Act of 1964

description of

party divergence on

politics affected by

revolution in

Clark, Wesley

Class Action Fairness Act of 2005

Class action lawsuits

bankruptcy

benefits of

prevalence of

range of

recent examples of

redistributive nature of

reform of

sex discrimination

targeted uses of See also Tort reform

Class-based voting

Clean Air Act

Clean Water Act

Clinton, Bill

economic issues

extramarital affairs

first term

gender-based voting for

health care legislation by

impeachment process

moral behavior of

1992 presidential campaign

sexual harassment lawsuit against

Clinton Hillary Rodham

Coalition for Traditional Values

The

Coburn, Tom

Coded rhetoric

Cohen, Bob

Cohen, William

Commentary

Compassionate conservatism

Concerned Women for America

Condom distribution program

Congress

polarization of

redistricting process by

tort reform legislation passed by

Conservative Catholics

Conservative foundations

Conservative movement

affirmative action opposition by

agenda-driven nature of

coded rhetoric used to support

description of

gains in

historical comparisons

Hurricane Katrina funding used to

promote

priority of

resources of

rewards given by

support for Israel by See also Conservatives

Conservative populism

Conservatives

agenda of

anger of

attack on liberal institutions by

divorce rates among

donors

homosexuality focus by

liberal journalists and

in media

negative stereotyping of

online media

opinion pieces by

population classified as

religious See also Religious right

secular

social/racial

Contraception

Bush's opposition to

women's lives changed by

Coors, Joseph

Core constituencies

of Democratic Party

description of

of Republican Party

Corporate America

banking community relationships with

bankruptcy legislation for

class-action legislation for

policies that favor

Republican Party and

tax cuts for

Corruption

Cottle, Michelle

Coulter, Ann

Council for Christian Colleges and Universities

Craver, Roger

Credit cards

Cromartie, Michael

Culture wars

Cunningham, Duke

Davis-Bacon law

Dean, Howard

Democratic National Committee

appointment of

description of

Internet use by

same-sex couples' rights

supporters of

DeLay Tom

description of

indictment of

"K Street Project" and

as Republican whip

Democracy Corps

Democratic National Committee

Democratic Party

abortion rights supported by

constituencies identified with

economic views

education and

election strategy of

fundraising and financing

gender gap in

-high-profile members of

ideologies and

inefficient spending by

institutions and interest groups

Internet use by

lack of solutions by

lower-income constituency of

past achievements of

populism

problems/challenges for

settlement patterns and

sexual harassment lawsuit against

Clinton

and special interest groups

structural strengths of

upper-income

progressive elite of

Democratic voters

defection of

in media

risk aversion by

self-segregation of

surveys and

view of party by

Developed countries