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“An incisive book about campaign strategy Moser decries the failure of Democratic strategists to understand Southern voters [and] the sting is particularly keen. Editorial Reviews. From Publishers Weekly. Starred Review. This arresting analysis from Moser, political correspondent for the Nation, debunks the belief in an.
Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Blue Dixie by Bob Moser. Awakening the South's Democratic Majority 3. A powerful case for a new Southern strategy for the Democrats, from an award-winning reporter and native Southerner In and , the Democratic Party decided not to challenge George W.
Bush in the South, a disastrous strategy that effectively handed Bush more than half of the electoral votes he needed to win the White House. As the election draws near, the Democra A powerful case for a new Southern strategy for the Democrats, from an award-winning reporter and native Southerner In and , the Democratic Party decided not to challenge George W. As the election draws near, the Democrats have a historic opportunity to build a new progressive majority, but they cannot do so without the South.
Moser, the chief political reporter for The Nation , shows that a volatile mix of unprecedented economic prosperity and abject poverty are reshaping the Southern vote. With evangelical churches preaching a more expansive social gospel and a massive left-leaning demographic shift to African Americans, Latinos, and the young, the South is poised for a Democratic revival.
Keenly observed and deeply grounded in contemporary Southern politics, Blue Dixie reveals the changing face of American politics to the South itself and to the rest of the nation. Hardcover , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Blue Dixie , please sign up.
Lists with This Book. Great, timely read that I wish everyone I worked with had already read! It's no secret all Americans and especially southerners shy away from political cowardice and gravitate towards common sense, plainly stated public policy. I know from personal experience that the South is ready for a progressive message, and I think Moser did a good job compiling examples and interviews to back up that assertion.
I wish there was a little more content or that the book had more to say about the last 6 years, Great, timely read that I wish everyone I worked with had already read! I wish there was a little more content or that the book had more to say about the last 6 years, but that's due to the publishing date and no fault of the author. Aug 05, Ryan added it. A perfect companion piece to Dixie Rising, this book explores the mistakes Democrats have made over the last 40 years by writing off the South as unwinnable, and ceding it to the Republicans. Apparently, there are actually far more registered Democrats in the South than Republicans, and Southern states have more Democrats, and African Americans, in local and state positions than does any other region of the country.
Moser argues that if Democrats truly courted Southern voters with issues of econ A perfect companion piece to Dixie Rising, this book explores the mistakes Democrats have made over the last 40 years by writing off the South as unwinnable, and ceding it to the Republicans. Moser argues that if Democrats truly courted Southern voters with issues of economic fairness and taxes issues that, again, apparently Southerners as a whole align much more closely to with Democrats than with Republicans they could easily win back Southern voters, and turn the South completely blue again.
Published in , there is a lot of information about the Republican and Democratic primaries, and a few pages about the punctured hope that John Edwards represented of being one of the few true, Southern, liberal, populist politicians in years. I read the paperback, so it had a new afterword about Obama's election, and that Obama was smart enough to realize the energy and hunger the Southern Democratic base has for a populist, Democratic leader that actually treats them like human beings - and how well that paid off for him.
Ultimately a very hopeful and enlightening book for someone like me that does truly love the South, and the people here, but cannot for the life of me figure out why they keep voting against themselves. This book helped me a lot to get some insight about that. It all seems to make perfect sense. Sep 12, Ada rated it really liked it Shelves: Smart and cutting history of how the South became a "Republican Stronghold" and how that's a total lie.
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