Doorstep Democracy : Face-to-Face Politics in the Heartland /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Read, James H., 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Political participation.
Political campaigns.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Participation politique > États-Unis.
Political participation > United States.
Political campaigns > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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