TY - JOUR
T1 - Electoral politics and visions of community
T2 - Jimmy Carter, virtue, and the small town myth
AU - Lee, Ronald
PY - 1995/3
Y1 - 1995/3
N2 - Since the time of the nation's founding, progressive and conservative voices in America have argued over whether national or local community could best assure a virtuous citizenry. In an ideological reversal of role, Jimmy Carter in his 1976 presidential campaign invented a progressive discourse shaped by the small town myth. This essay examines the failure of the big city myth, the ideological paradox at the center of the progressive use of the small town myth, and the consequences attendant to the rhetorical connection of virtue and place.
AB - Since the time of the nation's founding, progressive and conservative voices in America have argued over whether national or local community could best assure a virtuous citizenry. In an ideological reversal of role, Jimmy Carter in his 1976 presidential campaign invented a progressive discourse shaped by the small town myth. This essay examines the failure of the big city myth, the ideological paradox at the center of the progressive use of the small town myth, and the consequences attendant to the rhetorical connection of virtue and place.
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U2 - 10.1080/10570319509374506
DO - 10.1080/10570319509374506
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84937298960
SN - 1057-0314
VL - 59
SP - 39
EP - 60
JO - Western Journal of Communication
JF - Western Journal of Communication
IS - 1
ER -