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An incisive book about campaign strategy... Moser decries the failure of Democratic strategists to understand Southern voters [and] the sting is particularly keen. -- The Boston Globe <p> A wake-up call... Moser's argument is cogent. -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution <p> Moser convince[es] Democrats that the South is a lot more complicated and interesting that they have made it out to be. -- The New York Times Book Revew <p> Conventional wisdom holds that the South is a solid GOP bloc... Moser explodes this myth. -- Charleston City Paper <p> Moser [represents] many progressives, liberals and populists in the South... in his important and entertaining new book Blue Dixie. -- Independent Weekly (North Carolina) <p> Moser argues that Democrats have lost elections when they don't compete for the South... The solution is a message of economic fairness. -- New York Post <p> Well-written, well-researched and perfectly timed with this year's election cycle, this fascinating read is highly r

An incisive book about campaign strategy&#8230; &nbsp;Moser decries the failure of Democratic strategists to understand Southern voters [and] the sting is particularly keen. &#8212; The Boston Globe <p> A wake-up call&#8230; Moser&#8217;s argument is cogent. &#8212; Atlanta Journal-Constitution <p> Moser convince[es] Democrats that the South is a lot more complicated and interesting that they have made it out to be. &#8212; The New York Times Book Revew <p> Conventional wisdom holds that the South is a solid GOP bloc&#8230; Moser explodes this myth. &#8212; Charleston City Paper <p> Moser [represents] many progressives, liberals and populists in the South&#8230; in his important and entertaining new book Blue Dixie. &#8212; Independent Weekly (North Carolina) <p> Moser argues that Democrats have lost elections when they don&#8217;t compete for the South&#8230; The solution is a message of economic fairness. &#8212; New York Post <p> Well-written, well-researched and perfectly time

An incisive book about campaign strategy... Moser decries the failure of Democratic strategists to understand Southern voters [and] the sting is particularly keen. --The Boston Globe A wake-up call... Moser's argument is cogent. --Atlanta Journal-Constitution Moser convince[es] Democrats that the South is a lot more complicated and interesting that they have made it out to be. --The New York Times Book Revew Conventional wisdom holds that the South is a solid GOP bloc... Moser explodes this myth. --Charleston City Paper Moser [represents] many progressives, liberals and populists in the South... in his important and entertaining new book Blue Dixie. --Independent Weekly (North Carolina) Moser argues that Democrats have lost elections when they don't compete for the South... The solution is a message of economic fairness. --New York Post Well-written, well-researched and perfectly timed with this year's election cycle, this fascinating read is highly recommended to anyone interested in unraveling political fact from fiction and detecting the myriad complicated relationships that knit a nation together. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Moser... argues that Democrats in the rest of the country should put aside their stereotype of the South. --In These Times Moser argues that Democrats can take back the South as the distance between haves and have-nots widens and a left-leaning demographic emerges. --Library Journal Blue Dixie makes the most compelling case I've read for why Democrats must not relinquish the South and, instead, compete hard for its votes, hearts, and minds with a bracing message of economic fairness! --Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor, The Nation

An incisive book about campaign strategy... Moser decries the failure of Democratic strategists to understand Southern voters [and] the sting is particularly keen. -- The Boston Globe <p> A wake-up call... Moser's argument is cogent. -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution <p> Moser convince[es] Democrats that the South is a lot more complicated and interesting that they have made it out to be. -- The New York Times Book Revew <p> Conventional wisdom holds that the South is a solid GOP bloc... Moser explodes this myth. -- Charleston City Paper <p> Moser [represents] many progressives, liberals and populists in the South... in his important and entertaining new book Blue Dixie, -- Independent Weekly (North Carolina) <p> Moser argues that Democrats have lost elections when they don't compete for the South... The solution is a message of economic fairness. -- New York Post <p> Well-written, well-researched and perfectly timed with this year's election cycle, this fascinating read is highly recommended to anyone interested in unraveling political fact from fiction and detecting the myriad complicated relationships that knit a nation together. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)<p> Moser... argues that Democrats in the rest of the country should put aside their stereotype of the South. -- In These Times <p> Moser argues that Democrats can take back the South as the distance between haves and have-nots widens and a left-leaning demographic emerges. -- Library Journal <p> Blue Dixie makes the most compelling case I've read for why Democrats must not relinquish the South and, instead, compete hard for its votes, hearts, and minds with a bracing message of economic fairness! --Katrina vandenHeuvel, editor, The Nation

An incisive book about campaign strategy... Moser decries the failure of Democratic strategists to understand Southern voters [and] the sting is particularly keen. -- The Boston Globe A wake-up call... Moser's argument is cogent. -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution Moser convince[es] Democrats that the South is a lot more complicated and interesting that they have made it out to be. -- The New York Times Book Revew Conventional wisdom holds that the South is a solid GOP bloc... Moser explodes this myth. -- Charleston City Paper Moser [represents] many progressives, liberals and populists in the South... in his important and entertaining new book Blue Dixie. -- Independent Weekly (North Carolina) Moser argues that Democrats have lost elections when they don't compete for the South... The solution is a message of economic fairness. -- New York Post Well-written, well-researched and perfectly timed with this year's election cycle, this fascinating read is highly recommended to anyone interested in unraveling political fact from fiction and detecting the myriad complicated relationships that knit a nation together. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Moser... argues that Democrats in the rest of the country should put aside their stereotype of the South. -- In These Times Moser argues that Democrats can take back the South as the distance between haves and have-nots widens and a left-leaning demographic emerges. -- Library Journal Blue Dixie makes the most compelling case I've read for why Democrats must not relinquish the South and, instead, compete hard for its votes, hearts, and minds with a bracing message of economic fairness! --Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor, The Nation

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Bob Moser is an award-winning political correspondent for The Nation and the editor of the muckraking Texas Observer. He has chronicled Southern politics for nearly two decades for publications ranging from Rolling Stone to The Independent Weekly. A native of North Carolina, he lives in Austin, Texas.

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