Thomas F. Schaller

Will pummeled GOP be able to get up off the canvas?

November 18, 2008

Just four years ago, a flood of books and essays hit newsstands and shelves, all diagnosing what went wrong with the Democratic Party and how to fix it. A cottage industry emerged, of which my own book was a small part.

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Thomas F. Schaller

Thomas F. Schaller
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