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by Jerome Armstrong and Markos Moulitsas Zúniga

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Crashing the Gate is a shot across the bow at the political establishment in Washington, DC and a call to re-democratize politics in America.

This book lays bare, with passion and precision, how ineffective, incompetent, and antiquated the Democratic Party establishment has become, and how it has failed to adapt and respond to new realities and challenges. The authors save their sharpest knives to go for the jugular in their critique of Republican ideologues who are now running — and ruining — our country.

Written by two of the most popular political bloggers in America, the book hails the new movement — of the netroots, the grassroots, the unorthodox labor unions, the maverick big donors — that is the antidote to old-school politics as usual. Fueled by advances in technology and a hunger for a more authentic and populist democracy, this broad-based movement is changing the way political campaigns are waged and managed.

A must-read book for anyone with an interest in the future of American democracy.

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"Dead on." Adam Cohen, The New York Times

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"Markos is Moses leading Democrats to the Promised Land." Eleanor Clift, Newsweek

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"[A] provocative new book that offers a perceptive analysis of progressive politics and proposes to revolutionize the Democratic Party..." The Nation

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"If you are high on the possibilities for the Internet transforming progressive politics, then this is the book...to read." BuzzFlash

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"Two of the hottest Democratic bloggers...prove with this book that they are also two of the sharpest and most insightful voices in the progressive movement. Crashing the Gate is an urgent and powerfully written look both at what ails our democracy and what can heal it. Ultimately, they show that the fuel to reform our politics will not come from party insiders but from the netroots, grassroots, and the rise of people-powered politics." Arianna Huffington, editor of The Huffington Post

About the Author

Jerome Armstrong, a pioneer of the political blogosphere, founded one of the first political blogs, MyDD.com, in 2001. An architect of the netroots strategy that used blogs and meetups for Howard Dean's campaign, Jerome works as an internet strategist for advocacy organizations and political campaigns with his company, Netroots.com. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

Markos Moulitsas Zúniga served in the U.S. Army for three years and later earned two bachelors degrees from Northern Illinois University and a law degree from Boston University. After moving to California to work in the tech industry, Markos started DailyKos.com in May 2002. His blog has had a meteoric rise and now gets more than a million unique visitors each day, making it one of the most popular blogs in the nation. Markos lives in Berkeley, California.

Simon Rosenberg is president and founder of NDN, a 21st century progressive advocacy organization working to modernize progressive politics. Before founding NDN, Rosenberg worked in a dozen states as a key member of two presidential campaigns, including Bill Clinton's 1992 victory. He and his family live in Washington DC.

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davidaquarius, April 11, 2006 (view all comments by davidaquarius)
This book is not the Bible.
This book is an instruction manual. Markos and Jerome have opened a new chapter in political survival. Theirs are not the final words but the bold first ones. 'Crashing The Gate" gives us an opportunity to cut through the fog of apathy that grips this nation. This book will help jumpstart the future of America.
We have to take their advise - look to the netroots, Mom and Pop America, the real people on the front lines. The days of weathy pundits, gilded insiders and incestuous party wonks are over.

Now, the only question left unanswered is simply:
When are we going to take charge of our lives again?
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lifepakguy, April 11, 2006 (view all comments by lifepakguy)
Anyone interested in taking control of our government back from special interests and big money should read this book. Jerome and Markos do a fantastic job shedding light on the failures of the Democratic party, and how the party can be revived to represent the people. This is a great and engaging read, and with the problems facing this country, quite timely. It is impossible to reccomend this book too highly!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781135578374
Subtitle:
Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics
Publisher:
Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Foreword:
Rosenberg, Simon
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Publication Date:
March 2006
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
9.2 x 6.4 x 0.9 in.

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