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The new Democrats and the return to power, Al From with Alice McKeon ; foreword by Bill Clinton

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The new Democrats and the return to power, Al From with Alice McKeon ; foreword by Bill Clinton

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-261) and index.

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illustrations

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

The new Democrats and the return to power

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bibliography

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Al From with Alice McKeon ; foreword by Bill Clinton

Summary

After Barack Obama's solid win in the 2012 election, it's easy to forget that there was a time, not long ago, when the Democrats were shut out of power for over a decade. But Al From remembers. In 1984, he led a small band of governors, US senators, and members of Congress to organize the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). Their mission: to rescue the party from the political wilderness, redefine its message, and, most importantly, win presidential elections. In April 1989, From traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas, to recruit the state's young governor, Bill Clinton, to be chairman of the DLC. Here, Al From explores the founding philosophy of the New Democrats, which not only achieved stunning validation during Clinton's two terms, but also became the model for resurgent center-left parties in Europe and throughout the democratic world. Here, he outlines for the first time the principles at the heart of the movement, including economic centrism, national security, and entitlement reform, and why they are vital to the success of the Democratic Party in the years ahead

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