{"product_id":"daschle-vs-thune-jon-k-lauck-9780806153506","title":"Daschle vs. Thune: Anatomy of a High-Plains Senate Race","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe story behind the unseating of a Senate majority leader\u003c\/i\u003e the race between Tom Daschle and John Thune in South Dakota was widely acknowledged as \"the other big race of 2004.\" Second in prominence only to the presidential race, the Daschle-Thune contest pitted the rival political ideologies that have animated American politics since the 1960s. In a sign of the ongoing strength of political conservatism, Daschle became the first Senate leader in fifty years to lose a re-election bid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorian Jon K. Lauck, a South Dakotan who was an insider during that heated campaign, now offers a multilayered examination of this hard-fought and symbolically charged race. Blending historical narrative, political analysis, and personal reflection, he offers a close-up view of the issues that divide the nation--a case study of the continuing clash between liberalism and conservatism that has played out for more than a generation in U.S. politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaschle vs. Thune\u003c\/i\u003e moves beyond the nitty-gritty of public policy to deftly show how the recent past continues to shape the ongoing political battles that animate pundits and bloggers. It is a compelling story told by a writer who knows both his home ground and how it fits into the wider U.S. context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon K. Lauck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806153504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806153506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d","brand":"Jon K. Lauck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926256386303,"sku":"9780806153506","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a39d23b7-9df1-4010-bc63-3035cc1c1149.jpg?v=1681082066","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/daschle-vs-thune-jon-k-lauck-9780806153506","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}