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To turn this historic opportunity into long-term political realignment, Progressives must forcefully reassert our commitment to fundamental progressive values and to our vision for the future. Some people think that in order to win, Democrats need to move to the political center by adopting conservative values and splitting the difference between progressive and conservatives positions. History shows they are wrong. To win the next election and to win in the long term, we need to redefine the political center. In this book one of America s most experienced political strategists and organizers lays out a broad strategy for progressive victory and describes the tactics needed to win real-world political battles one at a time. The book analyzes: The self-interests of voters; Our targets for political communication; The principles of political messaging; The secrets of winning electoral and issue campaigns; What we mean by progressive values; How to describe a compelling progressive vision for the future.
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Progressive/ Demo plan for "Gigantic Block" of immigrant votersDec 16, 2008 The goal of Creamer's book is to guide the "re-establishment of the dominance of progressive values" in America.
On pages 554-555, immigration reform is discussed as needed for illegal aliens so that they will work for higher wages and not continue to "drag down the wages of all workers across the board." Also he claims reform is good because it will keep families together in the USA.
Then Creamer's self-interest bursts into the open. He says that the "immigration battle [legalizing illegal aliens] is also important because it will have an enormous impact on the battle for power between the progressive and conservative forces in American Society." He emphasizes getting the illegal aliens on the path to citizenship so they will be eligible for "voting rights by 2012 and 2016."
Creamer then looks at the 30 million legal immigrants "who could apply for citizenship [and voting]." The end result: a "gigantic block of progressive voters - a block that could be decisive in the battle for the future."
The book can be of value to nearly anyone, right or left, new to politics, as it offers many strategies and guidance on successful political operations. The leftist / progressive goals may wear on some readers.
I must openly complain about the index. A book well over 600 pages needs a good index. I looked up "Charlie Wilson" in the Index and found the page referenced to be in the middle of the text of the MLK "I have a dream" speech. I never found the "Charlie Wilson" page. The pages on immigration reform are on 554-555 while the index says they are on pages 538-538, almost twenty pages off.
The book is inventive, engaging and broad-ranging. Credit must be given to the quiet contemplative months Creamer spent in prison writing it.
This will be more important for others than it was for me.Aug 29, 2008 This book will speak to some people more than it does to me. I've had it for several months now and finally was able to get around to making myself finish it.
I figure this book is for people who consider themselves to be political junkies. Large chunks of the book are essentially a how-to manual for running a campaign, or at the very least working or volunteering for one. If you're never going to do that, or if you're never going to be going door-to-door trying to talk people into voting for "your" candidate, much of this book will be of little value to you.
The sections of the book that outline Progressive platforms held my interest more, but to a certain extent it was also like reading my own thoughts or listening to myself think. So much of it is so close to my own ideals that I didn't really need to read it.
Having said all this, I think this book would be perfect for highschool or college students. So many people have been torpedoed by the endless waves of blind patriotism and false morality that the Republican party is always selling them that some sections of this book would be great for waking them up before it's too late. I think there is a certain window of opportunity where people can probably see things objectively or have their minds changed. After that window closes, people start to wear the propaganda they've bought into so much so that it becomes who they are.
Surprisingly reasonableJul 17, 2008 This book is a campaign strategy guide, a campaign worker's field manual, and a primer on modern progressive thought, all rolled into one. A bit scattershot at times, it's best read as a reference work, in pieces as needed. The content is surprisingly pragmatic, moderate and reasonable. If you're in the trenches working on a campaign for a progressive political candidate, I suspect this book could really help you out.
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Intimidating in size aloneJun 15, 2008 The most dispiriting thing about "Stand Up Straight" became apparent 2 seconds after I opened the box from Amazon. The book is nearly two inches thick -- and no, it's not the large-print edition for the visually impaired. The book went right from the box to my nightstand, where it has remained unopened for months.
"Stand up Straight" is a how-to manual for political operatives in the progressive vein. It is not written for a general audience. It is written by a political organizer and strategist *for* political organizers and strategists. Fifty-four chapters long, and spanning nearly 600 pages, you would have to be really, really committed to progressive causes just to agree to lug this behemoth home with you from the bookstore. So unless you are a real political junkie or wonkish about progressive issues, leave this one on the rack.
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Stick to your guns (well maybe not guns)....Apr 26, 2008 This is an interesting and timely book but is somewhat conflicted in it's scope - it attempts to put forward the case for a more progressive society and the actions we should take to reach this goal. However, it doesn't really get there on either count.
The advice for assertively putting forward a progressive agenda appears sound but lacks originality. Presumably anyone who picks up this book will already have a progressive outlook - making this aspect of the book somwhat mute.
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