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Despite representing the beliefs of a minority of the American public on many issues, conservatives are in power not just in Washington, DC, but also in state capitals and courtrooms across the country. They got there because, while progressives fought to death over the nuances of policy and to bring attention to specific issues, conservatives focused on simply gaining power by gaming our democracy. They understood that policy follows power, not the other way around. Now, in a sensational new book, Caroline Fredrickson--who has had a front-row seat to the political drama in DC for decades while working to shape progressive policies as special assistant for legislative affairs to President Clinton, chief of staff to Senator Maria Cantwell, deputy chief of staff to Senator Tom Daschle, and president of the American Constitution Society--argues that it's time for progressives to focus on winning. She shows us how we can learn from the right by having the determination to focus on judicial elections, state power, and voter laws without stooping to their dishonest, rule-breaking tactics. We must be ruthless in thinking through how to work to change the rules of the game to regain power, expand the franchise, end voter suppression, win judicial elections, and fight for transparency and fairness in our political system.

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Caroline Fredrickson is an experienced author as well as the president of the American Constitution Society. Having served as the director of the ACLU's Washington legislative office, she has been widely published on a range of legal and constitutional issues and has been a frequent guest on television and radio shows. During the Clinton administration, she served as special assistant to the president for legislative affairs. She currently resides in Silver Spring, Maryland. Laurel Lefkow is an award-winning American actress and voiceover artist. The voice of several major advertising campaigns, cartoon series, corporate videos, and audiobooks, she is also a regular on BBC Radio 4.

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