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Doorstep democracy : face-to-face politics in the heartland /

The famous Tip O'Neill axiom "all politics is local" comes alive in this chronicle of Democrat James H. Read's hard-fought but unsuccessful--by 98 votes--bid for state legislature in the socially conservative communities of Stearns and Morrison Counties, Minnesota. Read door-knoc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Read, James H., 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : political campaigns as conversation
  • How I got into this
  • Doorstep conversations
  • Media messages
  • Dollars and private promises
  • Abortive dialogue
  • Countdown, recount, and retrospect
  • Conclusion : door-knocking democracy.