Permanently Blue: How the Democrats Can End the Republican Party and Rule the Next Generation

Timing is everything. When Loewe wrote, "Democrats have the opportunity to control Congress and the White House for... the next 24 years," wherein the Dems readjust and secure their grip on the entire political structure of the United States, a little thing called the midterm elections of 2010 had yet to play out. For Loewe, this position isn't idealism, it's confidence based on the current economic climate, the decline of the Republican party, the growth of the Democratic party during Obama's campaign, and a general liberalization of political viewpoints. Of course, the pendulum swing of November 2010 proved the opposite (at least for now), making it hard to buy the "opportunity" for domination Loewe predicts with unrelenting optimism throughout his fast-paced book. "After 2012, if all goes well, the Democrats will have been in power for six years... the American Government is still very much a Democratic stronghold." Often repeating himself, Loewe nonetheless persuasively sets forth measures Democrats need to take in order to hold a majority, and many of them, involving demographics, redistricting, population growth, Republican party turmoil, and voting patterns, do seem to trend toward a 2020 that washes the Red out of American politics. (Sept.)