Down Ballot

Down Ballot
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 9780252055096
ISBN-13 : 0252055098
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Book Synopsis Down Ballot by : Patrick Wohl

Download or read book Down Ballot written by Patrick Wohl and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2024-01-09 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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