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Winning It Back - by David A Crockett (Hardcover)

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  • In Winning It Back, David A. Crockett explores why presidents who promise to set things aright--to "restore"--so often usher in the opposite.Since the earliest days of the United States, presidencies have seemingly unfolded in a cyclical manner, with features from prior eras recurring in later ones.
  • About the Author: David A. Crockett is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Trinity University.
  • 240 Pages
  • Political Science, Political Process

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"Taking a 'political time' approach to US presidential history, this book shows that the interplay between 'opposition' and 'restoration' presidencies can explain why US politics and policies have run the course they have run over the past two centuries"-- Provided by publisher.



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In Winning It Back, David A. Crockett explores why presidents who promise to set things aright--to "restore"--so often usher in the opposite.

Since the earliest days of the United States, presidencies have seemingly unfolded in a cyclical manner, with features from prior eras recurring in later ones. Building on the idea of "political time"--that presidential terms fall within particular regime cycles--Crockett shows that presidents often fall into one of two roles: opposition presidents and restoration presidents. Opposition presidents belong to the political party not representing the dominant governing philosophy of a specific political era--for example, Republican presidents during the New Deal era (e.g., Eisenhower, Nixon) and Democratic presidents during the Reagan era (e.g., Clinton, Obama). Restoration presidents, conversely, belong to the dominant party, come to power after opposition presidents and, as such, face the task of "restoring" the dominant party's governing agenda.

But that return is rarely smooth. Restoration presidents--like Kennedy after Eisenhower, or George W. Bush after Clinton--inherit both the hope of a comeback and the burden of pent-up expectations. Crockett argues that these leaders often overreach in their urgency to restore what was, inadvertently setting the stage for backlash and, eventually, the unraveling of their own political order.

With sharp historical analysis and a wide-angle view of presidential politics from Jackson to today, Winning It Back offers timely insights on leadership legacies and the risks of nostalgia--and a clarion call for what (and who) may come next.



About the Author



David A. Crockett is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Trinity University. He is the author of The Opposition Presidency and Running Against the Grain.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .69 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.08 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 240
Genre: Political Science
Sub-Genre: Political Process
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Theme: Political Parties
Format: Hardcover
Author: David A Crockett
Language: English
Street Date: January 15, 2026
TCIN: 1007843489
UPC: 9781501784958
Item Number (DPCI): 247-41-4655
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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