Down Ballot : How a Local Campaign Became a National Referendum on Abortion Hardback
by 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.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:200 pages, 15 black & white photographs
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:05/02/2024
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- ISBN:9780252045479
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:200 pages, 15 black & white photographs
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:05/02/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9780252045479