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I. Introduction II. Primed for Partisanship Sources of PartisanPolarization Partisan Polarization in Congress Polarization and ElectoralChange Is Polarization Confined to Activists? Religion and PartisanshipEconomic Inequality and the Ideological Fragmentation of the Mass MediaConclusion III. To the White House Through Florida One of Us TheCampaigns The Vote Florida Conclusion IV. The First Two Years: Beforeand After 9/11 The Bush Agenda Tactics After September 11 The 2002Election God's Instrument V. Going to War in Iraq The Case for WarSaddam and 9/11 The Public's Response Bringing Congress on Board PopularSupport for a Discretionary War VI. Illusion, Disillusion, and Faith in thePresident after "Mission Accomplished" Revising the Case for War The IraqRally The Widening Partisan Divide on Iraq Belief in the War's PremisesThe President's Credibility The Religious Factor Multivariate AnalysesConclusion VII. The 2004 Elections: Mobilized Bases, Reinforced DivisionsThe Democratic Nomination An Avalanche of Money The War in the CampaignsOpinion Leadership Rational Ignorance? Mobilizing Voters The Vote TheCongress Aftermath VIII. President of Half the People A Mandate? TheCampaign to Revamp Social Security Why the Campaign Failed The BipartisanConsensus Other Issues The Terri Schaivo Case The Iraq War, AgainUnwavering Christian Conservatives Conclusion IX. Conclusions andSpeculations Does Bush Care? Competing Realities The News Media HurricaneKatrina After Bush X. A Postscript on 2006 Going Public Again on the WarThe Tactical Component The Democrats' Response Intentional PolarizationThe 2006 Midterm Elections The Vote A Change of Course? A Uniter at Last?