Who'da thunk it? And who has read: "The Emerging Democratic Majority" (2002)

[Richardo]

(Cross-post from Non-Fiction)

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http://www.amazon.com/Emerging-Democratic-Majority-John-Judis/dp/0743254783/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212434528&sr=8-1


I have not read it, but I think I'm going to. Remember, the Dems had just lost the Senate and Bush was on an unstoppable post-911 high. This book is truly prescient - check the bolded section below:


From Publishers Weekly
In 1969 a prescient Kevin Phillips published The Emerging Republican Majority, predicting the rise of the conservative Republican movement. Now Judis, a senior editor at the New Republic, and Teixeira, a fellow at the Century Foundation and author of The Disappearing American Voter, argue that, if current demographic and political trends continue, a new realignment of political power is inevitable, this time sweeping Democrats to power.

In support of their thesis they argue that the electorate is becoming increasingly diverse, with growing Asian, Hispanic and African-American populations-all groups that tend to vote Democratic. On the other hand, the number of white Americans, the voting population most likely to favor Republicans, remains static. Further, according to the authors, America's transition from an industrial to a postindustrial economy is also producing voters who trend strongly Democratic. Judis and Teixeira coin the word "ideopolis" for the geographic areas where the postindustrial economy thrives.

They also argue that other changes, specifically the growing educated professional class and the continuing "gender gap," will benefit Democrats, whose political ideology is more consonant with the needs and beliefs of women and professionals. Judis and Teixeira predict that all these elements will converge by 2008, at the latest, when a new Democratic majority will emerge....

:bounce:

[silverweb]

1. I've got it, read it way back when.

It was a gift from a friend who know I was depressed about BushCorp and fearful about the future.

Seems like now is a good time to re-read it when things are converging towards November. :hi:

[SharonAnn]

3. I read it "back then", too. I gave me hope, though I was still pretty cynical.

[Richardo]

4. I was working at the bookstore then, and I could barely put it on the shelf

...it seemed SO improbable, especially since I'm in Texas.

[silverweb]

6. I had the same reaction you had.

Reading it gave me a certain amount of hope, but 2004 pretty much knocked that right out of me again. It's been a hell of a long nearly eight years....

But now we have our very own "hopemonger" leading a growing HOPE movement...

...and I BELIEVE AGAIN!

[CatWoman]

2. NYA! HA! HA!

[Richardo]

5. Maybe we should start calling McCain 'Dishonest John'!

:think: :bounce: