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1 online resource |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The fix -- The will to power -- Elections have consequences -- The least dangerous branch -- The rules of the game -- They go low -- How progressives can win by rewriting the rules of the game. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 27, 2019). |
| Summary |
The former special assistant for legislative affairs to President Clinton, president of the American Constitution Society, and author of the "damn fine" (Elle) Under the Bus shows how the left can undo the right's damage and take the country back Despite representing the beliefs of a minority of the American public on many issues, conservatives are in power not just in Washington, DC, but also in state capitals and courtrooms across the country. They got there because, while progressives fought to death over the nuances of policy and to bring attention to specific issues, conservatives focused on simply gaining power by gaming our democracy. They understood that policy follows power, not the other way around. Now, in a sensational new book, Caroline Fredrickson'who has had a front-row seat on the political drama in DC for decades while working to shape progressive policies as special assistant for legislative affairs to President Clinton, chief of staff to Senator Maria Cantwell, deputy chief of staff to Senator Tom Daschle, and president of the American Constitution Society'argues that it's time for progressives to focus on winning. She shows us how we can learn from the right by having the determination to focus on judicial elections, state power, and voter laws without stooping to their dishonest, rule-breaking tactics. We must be ruthless in thinking through how work to change the rules of the game to regain power, expand the franchise, end voter suppression, win judicial elections, and fight for transparency and fairness in our political system, and Fredrickson shows us how. |
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Democracy -- United States.
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Right and left (Political science) -- United States.
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Political participation -- United States.
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Elections -- United States.
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Courts -- United States.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Courts. (OCoLC)fst00881747
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Democracy. (OCoLC)fst00890077
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Elections. (OCoLC)fst00904324
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Political participation. (OCoLC)fst01069386
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Right and left (Political science) (OCoLC)fst01097849
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| ISBN |
9781620973905 (electronic book) |
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1620973901 (electronic book) |
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