{"product_id":"9780805090147","title":"Blue Dixie : Awakening the South's Democratic Majority","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Dixie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Bob Moser\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wake-up call . . . Moser's argument is cogent.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Blue Dixie\u003c\/i\u003e, Bob Moser, an award-winning political reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, argues that the Democratic Party needs to jettison outmoded prejudices about the South if it wants to build a lasting national majority. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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. Moser shows how a volatile mix of unprecedented economic prosperity and abject poverty are reshaping the Southern vote. By returning to a bold, unflinching message of economic fairness, the Democrats can win in the nation's largest, most diverse region and redeem themselves as a true party of the people. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeenly observed and deeply grounded in contemporary Southern politics, and with a new afterword covering the ramifications of the 2008 election, \u003ci\u003eBlue Dixie\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the changing state of American politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An incisive book about campaign strategy…  Moser decries the failure of Democratic strategists to understand Southern voters [and] the sting is particularly keen.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A wake-up call… Moser's argument is cogent.” —\u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Moser convince[es] Democrats that the South is a lot more complicated and interesting that they have made it out to be.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Revew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Conventional wisdom holds that the South is a solid GOP bloc… Moser explodes this myth.” —\u003ci\u003eCharleston City Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Moser [represents] many progressives, liberals and populists in the South… in his important and entertaining new book \u003ci\u003eBlue Dixie\u003c\/i\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eIndependent Weekly (North Carolina)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Moser argues that Democrats have lost elections when they don't compete for the South… The solution is a message of economic fairness.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Well-written, well-researched and perfectly timed with this year's election cycle, this fascinating read is highly recommended to anyone interested in unraveling political fact from fiction and detecting the myriad complicated relationships that knit a nation together.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Moser… argues that Democrats in the rest of the country should put aside their stereotype of the South.” —\u003ci\u003eIn These Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Moser argues that Democrats can take back the South as the distance between haves and have-nots widens and a left-leaning demographic emerges.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eBlue Dixie\u003c\/i\u003e makes the most compelling case I've read for why Democrats must not relinquish the South and, instead, compete hard for its votes, hearts, and minds with a bracing message of economic fairness!” —\u003ci\u003eKatrina vanden Heuvel, editor, The Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780805090147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40652397150414,"sku":"9780805090147","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_11448bf0-c34c-4565-9a7c-2f0692a2acfe.jpg?v=1639278653","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780805090147","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}