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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.

Table of Contents:
1. The Logic of Restoration Politics 2. Jacksonian Era Restoration Politics 3. Gilded Age Restoration Politics 4. Warren G. Harding and the Return to Normalcy 5. New Deal Restoration Politics 6. George W. Bush and the Reagan Restoration 7. Donald Trump and Transgressive Restoration 8. The Perils of Restoration Politics

About the Author :
David A. Crockett is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Trinity University. He is the author of The Opposition Presidency and Running against the Grain.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781501784958
  • Publisher: Cornell University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Cornell University Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 240
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  • Weight: 907 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1501784951
  • Publisher Date: 15 Jan 2026
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
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  • Sub Title: Restoration Presidents and the Cycle of American Politics
  • Width: 152 mm


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