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Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics
- Item Number
- NVPR-1708
- Estimated Value
- 26 USD
- Sold
- 12 USD to megank
- Number of Bids
- 2 - Bid History
Item Description
[Hardcover] By: Ari Berman -- After the 2004 election, the Republican Party held the White House, both houses of Congress, twenty-eight governorships, and a majority of state legislatures. One-party rule, it seemed, was here to stay. Herding Donkeys tells the improbable tale of the grassroots resurgence that transformed the Democratic Party from a lonely minority to a sizable majority. It chronicles the inside story of Howard Deans visionary yet deeply controversial fifty-state strategy, charting his unpredictable journey from insurgent presidential candidate, to front-running flameout, to chairman and conscience of the Democratic Party in an unexpected third act. Ari Berman reveals how the Obama campaign built upon Deans strategy when others ridiculed it, expanding the ranks of the party and ultimately laying the groundwork for Obamas historic electoral victorybut also sowing the seeds of dissent that would lead to legislative stalemate and intraparty strife. Revelatory and entertaining, in the vein of Timothy Crouses The Boys on the Bus and Rick Perlsteins Nixonland, Herding Donkeys combines fresh reportage with a rich and colorful cast of characters. It captures the untold stories of the people and places that reshaped the electoral map, painting a vivid portrait of a shifting country while dissecting the possibility and peril of a new era in American politics.
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