Why the Democrats are Blue argues that secular, educated elites, using a commission created at the 1968 convention in Chicago and later chaired by Senator George McGovern, took the Democratic Party away from working class and religious Democrats. This quiet revolution helps explain why six of the last nine Democratic presidential candidates have lost.
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Why the Democrats Are Blue
Secular Liberalism and the Decline of the People's Party
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Publication Details
Hardcover / 350 pages
ISBN: 159403205X
AVAILABLE: 10/18/2007
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Why the Democrats Are Blue
Secular Liberalism and the Decline of the People's Party
About the Author
Born in San Francisco, Mark Stricherz earned a B.A. in political science from Santa Clara University and an M.A. in social sciences from the University of Chicago. After working in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps to redevelop an inner-city neighborhood in Baton Rouge, he became a newspaper reporter; his articles have appeared in many national publications, including the Washington Post, The Weekly Standard, the New Republic, and Christianity Today. He lives in Washington with his wife and daughter.
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