Doorstep democracy : face-to-face politics in the heartland / James H. Read.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Read, James H., 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political campaigns--United States.

Political campaigns.

Political participation--United States.

Political participation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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-knocked 7,500 households during his campaign, visiting with voters and engaging in genuine dialogue on doorsteps from St. Anthony to St. Joseph. At once a memoir of a hard-fought contest and a meditation on the state of American democracy, Read's work contrasts the modern media-driven political campaign, where candidates

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8166-6659-8

OCLC:

318224195