Rule and ruin: the downfall of moderation and the destruction of the Republican Party, from Eisenhower to the Tea Party

Introduction Chapter 1: The Collapse of the Moderate Republican Establishment, 1960-64 Chapter 2: Moderation Is No Virtue: The GOP and the Goldwater Campaign, 1964 Chapter 3: Wresting in the Ruins: Moderates Regain Control of the Republican Party, 1965 Chapter 4: From Rat Finks to Reagan: Republican Resurgence, 1966 Chapter 5: Moderation's High Tide: George Romney's Rise and Fall, 1967 Chapter 6: Moderate Half-Victories and the Presidential Election of 1968 Chapter 7: Moderates Get a Piece of the Action: Nixon's First Year, 1969 Chapter 8: Clashing with Nixon: The Breakup of the Moderate Republican Movement, 1970 Chapter 9: Slouching Towards Bethlehem: The Decline and Fall of the Moderate Republicans, 1971-2011 Conclusion