false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190848876m/1956084.jpg 1956084 1 The race between Tom Daschle and John Thune in South Dakota was widely acknowledged as "the other big race of 2004." Second in prominence only to the presidential race, the Daschle-Thune contest pitted the rival political ideologies that have animated American politics since the 1960s. In a sign of the ongoing strength of political conservatism, Daschle became the first Senate leader in fifty years to lose a re-election bid. <P>Historian Jon K. Lauck, a South Dakotan who was an insider during that heated campaign, now offers a multilayered examination of this hard-fought and symbolically charged race. Blending historical narrative, political analysis, and personal reflection, he offers a close-up view of the issues that divide the nation--a case study of the continuing clash between liberalism and conservatism that has played out for more than a generation in U.S. politics. <P>Lauck explains the intricacies of political maneuvering in a contemporary campaign and pays particular attention to the influence of the Internet, especially blogging, which he understands firsthand from having run a weblog during the 2004 election cycle. He also exposes the chronic difficulties that the Democratic Party--liberalized, in part, by the insurgency of Howard Dean and provocations of Michael Moore--continued to cause for its candidates in "red" states. <P>Daschle vs. Thune moves beyond the nitty-gritty of public policy to deftly show how the recent past continues to shape the nation's ongoing political battles. It is a compelling story told by a writer who knows both his home ground and how it fits into the wider currents of American political history. 1959040 30 9 2007 Daschle Vs. Thune: Anatomy of a High-Plains Senate Race total:6|5:2|3:2|2:1|1:1| 6 19 9 3 1 0 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 11:31:30 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 22 17:32:05 -0700 2009
I would direct those that are interested to Cory Heidelberger's excellent review of this book at his website, madvilletimes.blogspot.com. I have to substantially agree...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 23:01:17 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 17:53:04 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Sep 26 16:21:27 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 04 12:09:16 -0800 2007 2 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 12:34:12 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 05:04:28 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 06 07:50:33 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 07:50:33 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jun 03 15:22:15 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 15:22:15 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Apr 24 07:53:28 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 07:53:33 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Mar 13 16:47:22 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 16:47:22 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Mar 13 09:06:49 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 13 09:06:49 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1956084