What It Means to Be a Democrat by George McGovern

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Author: George McGovern
ISBN: 9781101558904

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Published on Nov 10, 2011 | 256 Pages

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Published on Nov 10, 2011 | 256 Pages

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A call to arms by the former presidential candidate that combines personal anecdotes and cultural critiques to remind liberals of their ideological compass and restore confidence.

George McGovern has been a leading figure of the Democratic Party for more than fifty years. From this true liberal comes a thoughtful examination of what being a Democrat really means. McGovern admonishes current Democratic politicians for losing sight of their ideals as they subscribe to an increasingly centrist policy agenda. Applying his wide- ranging knowledge and expertise on issues ranging from military spending to same-sex marriage to educational reform, he stresses the importance of creating policies we can be proud of. Finally, with 2012 looming, McGovern’s What It Means to Be a Democrat offers a vision of the Party’s future in which ideological coherence and courage rule.

"[McGovern] remains one of the country’s most decent and thoughtful public servants."
– Tom Brokaw, The Greatest Generation

"In a book that is far more serious-minded than some of those written by actual 2012 presidential candidates, McGovern lays out a series of ideas aimed at fixing the nation’s job crisis, improving health care and education and reducing the widening gap between the rich and everyone else."
– Star Tribune

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George McGovern

George McGovern served in the US Senate for 18 years and was the 1972 Democratic candidate for president. He directed the first Food for Peace Program under President John F. Kennedy. A decorated World War II bomber pilot (Distinguished Flying Cross), he held a PhD in history from Northwestern University and taught at Dakota Wesleyan University. He was named by former president Bill Clinton in 1997 as the US Permanent Representative to the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization. In 2000, he was awarded the nation’s highest honor, the Medal of Freedom. He died in 2012 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at the age of 90.

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