Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count Contributor(s): Daley, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1631493213 ISBN-13: 9781631493218 Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | American Government - General |
Dewey: 328.730 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8" L (0.55 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: Lauded as a "compelling" (The New Yorker) and "eye-opening tour of a process that many Americans never see" (Washington Post), David Daley's Ratf**ked documents the effort of Republican legislators and political operatives to hack American democracy through an audacious redistricting plan called REDMAP. Since the revolutionary election of Barack Obama, a group of GOP strategists has devised a way to flood state races with a gold rush of dark money, made possible by Citizens United, in order to completely reshape Congress--and our democracy itself. "Sobering and convincing" (New York Review of Books), Ratf**ked shows how this program has radically altered America's electoral map and created a firewall in the House, insulating the Republican party and its wealthy donors from popular democracy. While exhausted voters recover from a grueling presidential election, a new Afterword from the author explores the latest intense efforts by both parties, who are already preparing for the next redistricting cycle in 2020. |
Contributor Bio(s): Daley, David: - David Daley is the author of Ratf**ked. His journalism has appeared in the New Yorker, the Atlantic, Slate, the Washington Post, and New York magazine. He is a senior fellow at FairVote, the former editor of Salon, and lives in Massachusetts. |
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