Down Ballot
How a Local Campaign Became a National Referendum on Abortion
Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
Av Patrick Wohl
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When an obscure primary election met the culture wars In 1990, a suburban Chicago race for the Republican Party nomination for state representative unexpectedly became a national proxy battle over abortion in the United States. But the hard-fought primary also illustrated the overlooked importance of down-ballot contests in America’s culture wars. Patrick Wohl offers the dramatic account of a rollercoaster campaign that, after attracting political celebrities and a media circus, came down to thirty-one votes, a coin toss to determine the winner, and a recount fight that set a precedent for how to count dimpled chads. As the story unfolds, Wohl provides a rare nuts-and-bolts look at an election for state office from its first days through the Illinois Supreme Court decision that decided the winner--and set the stage for a decisive 1992 rematch. A compelling political page-turner, Down Ballot takes readers behind the scenes of a legendary Illinois election.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2024-01-09
- Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
- Vikt454 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor200
- FörlagUniversity of Illinois Press
- ISBN9780252045479