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True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians
Penguin
April 2007
On Sale: April 5, 2007
240 pages
ISBN: 1594201137
EAN: 9781594201134
Hardcover
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A searing attack on the Democrats from one of today's most
engaging political voices, and an incisive strategy for
victory over the Republican party Air America Radio host, Laura Flanders, the best-selling
author of "Bushwomen," believes there are no such things as
"red" and "blue" states. Even in the most surprising places,
she's finding progressive change. From Vermont to Salt Lake
City to Las Vegas's famous Strip, she journeys through the
heartland USA and discovers a simple truth: people don't
vote for the GOP because Republicans represent their
interests; they vote Republican because Democrats barely
field a team. Adamant, opinionated, funny, and always engaging, Flanders
chronicles what she's learned from scores of voters and
activists-about how change is happening in Main St. USA,
even if it rarely catches the attention of the so-called
mainstream media. Mormons defending women's rights, casino
owners teaming up with waitresses to raise the minimum wage;
blue collar construction workers and lesbian mothers working
together to make their workplaces safer and more secure for
all. Flanders finds young, supposedly "alienated" Americans,
who are driving scores of new voters to the polls. Fiery polemic, assured narrative, and acute political
commentary, Blue Grit will be crucial reading for everyone
interested in the future of the Democrats, and this country.
Based on Flanders' bottom-up style of journalism, it tells a
story of good news: progressives are coming after the
conservative establishment with new talent, new ideas,
newmedia and new cash, and they have their sights set on
building a new progressive movement, whether the Democratic
Party is ready or not.
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