Down Ballot by Patrick Wohl PAPERBACK 9780252087585

University of Illinois Press

Down Ballot\nby Patrick Wohl\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 8\u20139 working days.\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Patrick Wohl\nTitle: Down Ballot\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Society and culture: general\nPublisher: MO - University of Illinois Press\nISBN-13: 9780252087585\nISBN-10: 0252087585\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nWhen 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 polit.