Name: Whistling Past Dixie
ISBN: 9780743290166

Thomas F. Schaller

A Washington Examiner columnist argues that Democrats can successfully transform American politics in spite of socially conservative and electorally hostile factions throughout the South, in an political analysis that challenges Democrats to retake power by building a winning coalition outside of southern regions. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

How Democrats Can Win Without the South

Whistling Past Dixie

the nation's most conservative region, but one that is steadily assimilating with the politics of the rest of America and, therefore, will become more competitive in the future. But for now, Democrats must put strategy ahead of sentimentality. To form a new and enduring majority coalition, they must whistle past their electoral graveyard. They must whistle past Dixie"--Publisher description.

Jeni Enjaian

I really enjoyed this book, especially because the topics/events discussed coincided with the chapter I read in my American Constitutional History book. The writing is very readable without resorting to dumbing down history. Simon covers a vast range of topics in a neatly concise mannar.

I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about Chief Justice Taney and how he ruled as chief justice. However, I wish more of the book had been spent on the "battle" between Lincoln and Taney. Seeing as how that's the title of the book, I expected more time to be spent on those years. Rather, Simon spends several chapters alternating back and forth between Lincoln and Taney giving brief biographies of both men and occasionally mentioning where they overlapped. That's the main reason that this book got four stars instead of 5.

I may come back and edit/expand upon this review once I complete the required book review.

Whistling Past Dixie How Democrats Can Win Without the South

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