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Why the Future of Government Is Up for Grabs - and Who Will Take It
Palgrave Macmillan
March 2012
On Sale: March 15, 2012
240 pages
ISBN: 0230116469
EAN: 9780230116467
Kindle: B0065SSZ6M
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Non-Fiction Political
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.
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