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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451361703321

Titolo

Politics the Wellstone way [[electronic resource] ] : how to elect progressive candidates and win on issues / / Wellstone Action ; edited by Bill Lofy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, MN, : University of Minnesota Press, c2005

ISBN

0-8166-9775-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LofyBill

Disciplina

324.7/0973

Soggetti

Political participation - United States

Politics, Practical - United States

Political campaigns - United States

Progressivism (United States politics)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; About This Book; Introduction: Politics the Wellstone Way; 1. Starting Out Right: Preparation and Planning; 2. Delivering a Winning Message; 3. Base Building; 4. Communications; 5. Field Organizing and Direct Voter Contact; 6. Budget and Fundraising; 7. Scheduling for Electoral Campaigns; 8. Get Out the Vote (GOTV); 9. Advocacy, Lobbying, and Winning on Issues; 10. Sustaining Progressive Change; APPENDIXES; Acknowledgments; About Paul Wellstone; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Edited by Bill LofyPolitics the Wellstone Way offers a comprehensive set of strategies to help progressives channel energy into winning issue-based and electoral campaigns. From the school board all the way to the White House, Politics the Wellstone Way instructs people on becoming better organizers, candidates, campaign workers, and citizen activists, empowering them to make their voices heard.