Author: Sean Trende
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1137000112
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
In today's fraught political climate, one thing is indisputable: the dream of the emerging Democratic majority is dead. How did the Democrats, who seemed unstoppable only two short years ago, lose their momentum so quickly, and what does it mean for the future of our two-party system? Here, RealClearPolitics senior analyst Sean Trende explores the underlying weaknesses of the Democratic promise of recent years, and shows how unlikely a new era of liberal values always was as demonstrated by the current backlash against unions and other Democratic pillars. Persuasively arguing that both Republicans and Democrats are failing to connect with the real values of the American people - and that long-held theories of cyclical political "realignments" are baseless - Trende shows how elusive a true and lasting majority is in today's climate, how Democrats can make up for the ground they've lost, and how Republicans can regain power and credibility. Trende's surprising insights include: The South didn't shift toward the Republicans because of racism, but because of economics. Barack Obama's 2008 win wasn't grounded in a new, transformative coalition, but in a narrower version of Bill Clinton's coalition. The Latino vote is not a given for the Democrats; as they move up the economic ladder, they will start voting Republican. Even before the recent fights about the public sector, Democratic strongholds like unions were no longer relevant political entities. With important critiques of the possible Republican presidential nominations in 2012, this is a timely, inspiring look at the next era of American politics.
The Lost Majority
Author: Sean Trende
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1137000112
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
In today's fraught political climate, one thing is indisputable: the dream of the emerging Democratic majority is dead. How did the Democrats, who seemed unstoppable only two short years ago, lose their momentum so quickly, and what does it mean for the future of our two-party system? Here, RealClearPolitics senior analyst Sean Trende explores the underlying weaknesses of the Democratic promise of recent years, and shows how unlikely a new era of liberal values always was as demonstrated by the current backlash against unions and other Democratic pillars. Persuasively arguing that both Republicans and Democrats are failing to connect with the real values of the American people - and that long-held theories of cyclical political "realignments" are baseless - Trende shows how elusive a true and lasting majority is in today's climate, how Democrats can make up for the ground they've lost, and how Republicans can regain power and credibility. Trende's surprising insights include: The South didn't shift toward the Republicans because of racism, but because of economics. Barack Obama's 2008 win wasn't grounded in a new, transformative coalition, but in a narrower version of Bill Clinton's coalition. The Latino vote is not a given for the Democrats; as they move up the economic ladder, they will start voting Republican. Even before the recent fights about the public sector, Democratic strongholds like unions were no longer relevant political entities. With important critiques of the possible Republican presidential nominations in 2012, this is a timely, inspiring look at the next era of American politics.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1137000112
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
In today's fraught political climate, one thing is indisputable: the dream of the emerging Democratic majority is dead. How did the Democrats, who seemed unstoppable only two short years ago, lose their momentum so quickly, and what does it mean for the future of our two-party system? Here, RealClearPolitics senior analyst Sean Trende explores the underlying weaknesses of the Democratic promise of recent years, and shows how unlikely a new era of liberal values always was as demonstrated by the current backlash against unions and other Democratic pillars. Persuasively arguing that both Republicans and Democrats are failing to connect with the real values of the American people - and that long-held theories of cyclical political "realignments" are baseless - Trende shows how elusive a true and lasting majority is in today's climate, how Democrats can make up for the ground they've lost, and how Republicans can regain power and credibility. Trende's surprising insights include: The South didn't shift toward the Republicans because of racism, but because of economics. Barack Obama's 2008 win wasn't grounded in a new, transformative coalition, but in a narrower version of Bill Clinton's coalition. The Latino vote is not a given for the Democrats; as they move up the economic ladder, they will start voting Republican. Even before the recent fights about the public sector, Democratic strongholds like unions were no longer relevant political entities. With important critiques of the possible Republican presidential nominations in 2012, this is a timely, inspiring look at the next era of American politics.
The Emerging Democratic Majority
Author: John B. Judis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743254783
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR AND A WINNER OF THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY'S ANNUAL POLITICAL BOOK AWARD Political experts John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira convincingly use hard data -- demographic, geographic, economic, and political -- to forecast the dawn of a new progressive era. In the 1960s, Kevin Phillips, battling conventional wisdom, correctly foretold the dawn of a new conservative era. His book, The Emerging Republican Majority, became an indispensable guide for all those attempting to understand political change through the 1970s and 1980s. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, with the country in Republican hands, The Emerging Democratic Majority is the indispensable guide to this era. In five well-researched chapters and a new afterword covering the 2002 elections, Judis and Teixeira show how the most dynamic and fastest-growing areas of the country are cultivating a new wave of Democratic voters who embrace what the authors call "progressive centrism" and take umbrage at Republican demands to privatize social security, ban abortion, and cut back environmental regulations. As the GOP continues to be dominated by neoconservatives, the religious right, and corporate influence, this is an essential volume for all those discontented with their narrow agenda -- and a clarion call for a new political order.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743254783
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR AND A WINNER OF THE WASHINGTON MONTHLY'S ANNUAL POLITICAL BOOK AWARD Political experts John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira convincingly use hard data -- demographic, geographic, economic, and political -- to forecast the dawn of a new progressive era. In the 1960s, Kevin Phillips, battling conventional wisdom, correctly foretold the dawn of a new conservative era. His book, The Emerging Republican Majority, became an indispensable guide for all those attempting to understand political change through the 1970s and 1980s. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, with the country in Republican hands, The Emerging Democratic Majority is the indispensable guide to this era. In five well-researched chapters and a new afterword covering the 2002 elections, Judis and Teixeira show how the most dynamic and fastest-growing areas of the country are cultivating a new wave of Democratic voters who embrace what the authors call "progressive centrism" and take umbrage at Republican demands to privatize social security, ban abortion, and cut back environmental regulations. As the GOP continues to be dominated by neoconservatives, the religious right, and corporate influence, this is an essential volume for all those discontented with their narrow agenda -- and a clarion call for a new political order.
Reports of the Majority and Minority of the Select Committee on the Origin and Character of Fishing Bounties and Allowances
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Fishing Bounties and Allowances
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Category : Bounties
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Bounties
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Reports of the Majority and Minority of the Committee. Together with the Documents Accompanying the Same, to which is Prefixed an Index of the Principal Matters in the Reports
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1340
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1340
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Majority Report [and Minority Report] of the Committee on Elections
Author: Henry F. Campbell
Publisher:
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Category : Contested elections
Languages : en
Pages : 815
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Contested elections
Languages : en
Pages : 815
Book Description
Reports of the Majority and Minority of the Special Committee of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co
Author: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Publisher:
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Category : Railroad companies
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Railroad companies
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Reports of the Majority and Minority of the Special Committee Raised by Joint Resolution of the Senate and General Assembly to Inquire Into the Condition and Safety of the Bergen Tunnel
Author: New Jersey. Legislature. Special Committee to Inquire into the Condition and Safety of the Bergen Tunnel
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Category : Bergen Tunnel (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Bergen Tunnel (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Reports on the Majority and Minority of the Select Committee on the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors Together with a Bill
Author: New York (State). Legislature. Select Committee on the sale of intoxicating liquors
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Reports of the Majority and Minority of the Committee on Federal Relations, Submitted in Senate, March 3, 1863
Author: Wisconsin. Legislature. Committee on Federal Relations
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Category : Executive power
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
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Category : Executive power
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Reports of the Majority and Minority of the Committee on Paving, on the Shawmut Gas Light Company, and the Remonstrances Against the Same, Made to the Board of Aldermen, Etc
Author: BOSTON, Massachusetts. City Council. Committee on Paving and Repairs of Streets
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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