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RooseveltTruman

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Sun Aug 23, 2015, 01:43 AM Aug 2015

Any help with identifying this book? [View all]

I remember reading a book that I *believe* was published in the late-'90s, maybe early-'00s: The thrust of it was that the Democratic Party had largely abandoned it's 1930s-1980s New Deal economic platform (social safety nets, strong regulations, unions, graduated income tax, etc) in favor of civil rights/identity politics, which was resulting in no progressive economic polices being enacted (or fought for) at all.

Can anyone name the title of this book? I feel like it would be particularly salient nowadays.

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Any help with identifying this book? [View all] RooseveltTruman Aug 2015 OP
Sorry, no. left-of-center2012 Aug 2015 #1
I haven't... RooseveltTruman Aug 2015 #6
Was it "What's the Matter with Kansas?" strategery blunder Aug 2015 #2
Except that book is about conservative populism and the way Republicans use hot button issues such Bluenorthwest Aug 2015 #3
Good guess... RooseveltTruman Aug 2015 #5
Deer Hunting with Jesus sorcrow Aug 2015 #4
take a look at.. TAKE IT BACK, (2006) by, Carville, and Begala.. OLDMADAM Aug 2015 #7
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