Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians Laura Flanders,
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
ISBN: 1594201137
DDC: 324.2736
Edition: Hardcover; 2007-04-05
Summary:
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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