{"product_id":"9781429929608","title":"Blue Dixie: Awakening the South's Democratic Majority","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful case for a new Southern strategy for the Democrats, from an award-winning reporter and native Southerner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2000 and 2004, the Democratic Party decided not to challenge George W. Bush in the South, a disastrous strategy that effectively handed Bush more than half of the electoral votes he needed to win the White House. As the 2008 election draws near, the Democrats have a historic opportunity to build a new progressive majority, but they cannot do so without the South.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBlue Dixie\u003c\/i\u003e, Bob Moser argues that the Democratic Party has been blinded by outmoded prejudices about the region. Moser, the chief political reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, shows that a volatile mix of unprecedented economic prosperity and abject poverty are reshaping the Southern vote. With evangelical churches preaching a more expansive social gospel and a massive left-leaning demographic shift to African Americans, Latinos, and the young, the South is poised for a Democratic revival. By returning to a bold, unflinching message of economic fairness, the Democrats can win in the nation's largest, most diverse region and redeem themselves as a true party of the people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeenly observed and deeply grounded in contemporary Southern politics, \u003ci\u003eBlue Dixie\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the changing face of American politics to the South itself and to the rest of the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt, Henry \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139292610800,"sku":"9781429929608","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429929608_p0.jpg?v=1769901266","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429929608","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}