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Down Ballot : How a Local Campaign Became a National Referendum on Abortion
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- Abortion--Political aspects--United States
Contested elections--Illinois
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- Language :
- English
- ISBNs :
- 9780252045479, 9780252087585, and 9780252055096
- Database :
- eBook Index
- Journal :
- Down Ballot : How a Local Campaign Became a National Referendum on Abortion
- Publication Type :
- eBook
- Accession number :
- 3704769