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In 2008, Barack Obama's groundbreaking presidential campaign seemingly
rewrote all the rules in electoral politics and heralded a new progressive
era in America. What has become of the thrilling grassroots political
movement that defined Obama's campaign and reshaped the electoral map?
Ari Berman's Herding Donkeys answers and illuminates this vital question,
mapping the evolution of modern American politics from Howard Dean to
the Tea Party, and painting a vivid picture of the fight for political power in
America today.
"Lively {and} instructive, in some ways especially now."
—The New York Review of Books
"Wonderful .reads like a scene out of the next Social Network"
—The Huffington Post
"Berman's book is the Howard Zinn version [of the Democratic comeback},
the story of the people who were pushed out of the frame."
—David Weigel, Slate
"An excellent account of the rise and fall of Obama's organizing efforts."
—The New Republic
"Keen sharp {with] a wealth of...
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Fülszöveg
In 2008, Barack Obama's groundbreaking presidential campaign seemingly
rewrote all the rules in electoral politics and heralded a new progressive
era in America. What has become of the thrilling grassroots political
movement that defined Obama's campaign and reshaped the electoral map?
Ari Berman's Herding Donkeys answers and illuminates this vital question,
mapping the evolution of modern American politics from Howard Dean to
the Tea Party, and painting a vivid picture of the fight for political power in
America today.
"Lively {and} instructive, in some ways especially now."
—The New York Review of Books
"Wonderful .reads like a scene out of the next Social Network"
—The Huffington Post
"Berman's book is the Howard Zinn version [of the Democratic comeback},
the story of the people who were pushed out of the frame."
—David Weigel, Slate
"An excellent account of the rise and fall of Obama's organizing efforts."
—The New Republic
"Keen sharp {with] a wealth of fresh insight. If you want to
understand the grassroots revival of progressivism in America, and also
the new challenges and aching disappointments that have
come along with it, this is the book to read."
—John Heilemann, coauthor of Game Change: Obama and the
Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime
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