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279 Index Abortion: George W. Bush and, 195; Catholics and, 195–96; evangelicals and, 132, 195–96, 228; Jews and, 132; John Kerry and, 220; megachurches and, 133; newcomers and, 132; Ronald Reagan and, 123; Republican Party and, 132, 221; senior citizens and, 132; Tom Gallagher and, 228; women and, 132 Adams, Tom, 73, 101 Affirmative action, 98, 170, 182–83, 196–97, 236 Affordable Care Act, 237 African Americans: and apportionment, 152–53; and Jeb Bush, 182; as business owners, 6; and class, 6, 222, 245; and Bill Clinton, 198; and criminal justice system, 31, 104; and Democratic Party, 152, 153; and education, 29–30, 31, 178–79, 184, 185; employment of, 30–31; as Florida state employees, 97–98; and gubernatorial elections , 160, 175, 218, 229; and Korean War, 30; and megachurches, 131; and migration , 5–6, 222; and militancy, 62; murders of, 31–32; and presidential elections, 41, 196, 212, 219; as proportion of Florida population, 11, 192; and Reconstruction, 14; and Republican Party, 152–53, 155; and segregation, 14–15; and voting, 14–15, 91; and WWII, 30. See also Civil rights Agency for Health Care Administration, Florida, 156 Agnew, Spiro, 101 Alabama and Alabamans, 36, 37, 54, 57, 92, 93–94 Alachua County, Florida, 217, 219, 239 American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), 7 American Civil Rights Coalition, 182 American Enterprise Institute, 222 American Independent Party, 68 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 233 American University, 153 Andy Griffith Show, The, 70 Apthorp, Jim, 109–10 Argenziano, Nancy, 227 Arizona, 234, 240 Arkansas, 37–38, 54, 91 Armandi, Fernand, 242 Askew, Reubin: and 1984 presidential campaign , 104; and 1988 Senate campaign, 104–5; and Tom Adams, 101; biography and characteristics of, 80, 81, 92–93, 99, 140, 168–69; and Jeb Bush, 231; and Lawton Chiles, 82, 169; and civil rights, 91; and LeRoy Collins, 79, 93, 95, 168; and Charlie Crist, 231–32; as Democratic Party leader, 76, 107–8, 111, 113, 122, 170; as governor, 83–91, 92, 93, 95–100, 103–4, 118, 140, 143, 155, 168, 169, 180–81; and Bob Graham, 169; and Ben Hill Griffin Jr., 102; and gubernatorial elections, 78–82, 101–3, 109, 110–11, 134, 218; impact of, 105; and Donald Middlebrooks, 204; as national figure, 101; political issues promoted by, 10, 79, 80, 103; popularity of, 116, 232; and religion, 79, 92; as spokesman for New South, 91; as state legislator, 79, 84, 93; as U.S. trade ambassador, 104 Associated Industries, 86, 87, 88, 98, 165 Associated Press, 198, 201 Atlanta, Georgia, 9, 88 Atwater, Jeff, 240 Atwater, Lee, 152, 153, 172 Avondale, Jacksonville, Florida, 63 280 · Index Babich, Jack, 161 Bafalis, Skip, 80, 120 Baker, James, 200, 207 Baker v. Carr, 64 Bal Harbour, Florida, 89 Ball, Ed, 86, 87 Bank of America, 217, 238 Baptist Church, 92, 129 Barnett, Ross, 54 Barron, Dempsey, 103, 108, 116, 121 Barry, Dave, 199 Beasley, Thomas, 47 Bendixen, Sergio, 219 Big Cypress Swamp, 90 Big Tobacco, 163, 164–67 Birch, Stanley, Jr., 226 Blacks. See African Americans Blue Dog Democrats: emergence of, 61; and national elections, 71, 83, 123, 154, 157, 196, 198; and Republican Party, 31, 83, 113, 146, 218, 221; and state elections, 63, 80, 134, 136, 154, 160, 230 Board of Education, Florida, 47, 179, 186 Board of Regents, Florida, 56, 98, 186 Boston, Massachusetts, 94 Boyd, Allen, 154 Brazil, 5 Brevard County, Florida, 31 Breyer, Stephen G., 211 Brogan, Frank, 178 Brokaw, Tom, 199 Bronson, Charles, 231 Broward County, Florida: civil rights in, 57; and Democratic Party, 151–52; and gubernatorial elections, 52, 64, 160, 217, 230; Medicaid benefits management in, 188; and megachurches, 132; population of, 6, 139, 152; and presidential elections, 203, 206, 208, 212 Browning, Kurt, 241 Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), 33 Bryant, Farris: and 1960 gubernatorial election , 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53; and 1970 Senate race, 82–83; and civil rights, 41, 47, 48, 50, 51, 54, 55; as governor, 54–55, 56, 98 Buchanan, Patrick, 196, 199, 201, 202, 212 Bumpers, Dale, 91, 101 Bureau of Investigation, Florida, 73 Burns, Haydon, 41, 48, 50, 56, 58, 60–62, 98 Bush, Barbara, 172, 198 Bush, Columba, 171 Bush, George Herbert Walker: as moderate, 158; popularity of, 157; as president, 200, 226; and presidential elections, 155, 160, 171, 172–73, 197–98, 200; and religion, 131, 132; and Social Security, 191; and taxes, 145, 173 Bush, George W.: and 9/11, 215; and...

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