Victory

The author of this book is an unabashed liberal democrat. He argues that there are a number of myths and half-truths about American politics that need to be properly understood if progressives and the Democratic party are to win the presidency and govern effectively. The book has three parts: myths and realities of public opinion; current party coalitions - their strengths and weaknesses; a programme for progressive Democrats. Chapter 1 Introduction; Part One The American Public in the 1990s: Myths and Realities; Chapter 2 What Matters to People: The Myth of Charisma in American Politics; Chapter 3 The L Word: The Myth of the Death of Liberalism; Chapter 4 Read My Lips: The Myths about Public Attitudes on Taxes; Part Two Party Coalitions in the 1990s; Chapter 5 The Myth of a Republican Lock on the Electoral College; Chapter 6 The Democrats: Whatever Happened to the New Deal Coalition?; Chapter 7 The Republicans: United Right?; Part Three Building a Progressive Democratic Party; Chapter 8 Making Politics Matter Again: The Politics of Inclusion; Chapter 9 Rebuilding the Democratic Party: Politics from the Bottom Up;