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02325aam a2200397 a 4500 001 2CC63ED662A311E189AEE3B56AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20190228010452 008 110630r20122011nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2011026065 020 $a 0312581777 020 $a 9780312581770 035 $a (OCoLC)707969674 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BKL $d FMU $d BDX $d BWX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK1967 $b .K56 2012 082 00 $a 324.973 $2 23 100 1 $a Killian, Linda. 245 1 $a The swing vote : $b the untapped power of independents / $c Linda Killian. 250 $a First ed. 260 $a New York : $b St. Martin's Press, $c 2012. 300 $a viii, 326 p. ; $c 25 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-309) and index. 505 0 $a Who are the Independent voters? -- A brief history of the "passionate center" and how the two parties lost it -- Our broken political system --"riduculous and embarrassing" -- The NPR republicans and the "live free or die" state: New Hampshire -- The Facebook generation and a rocky mountain high: Colorado -- The old dominion is the new Virginia--home of the Starbucks moms and dads: Virginia -- The ultimate swing state--home of the America first Democrats: Ohio -- Can Congress be fixed? -- A question of leadership: the presidency of Barack Obama -- Trying to restore sanity -- Changing the rules of the game -- Battle cry. 520 $a "Killian paints a vivid portrait of the swing voters around the country and presents a new model that reveals who they are and what they want from their government and elected officials. She also offers a way forward, including solutions for fixing our broken political system. This is not only a timely shot across the bows of both parties but an impassioned call to Independents to bring America back into balance."--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Voting $z United States. 650 0 $a Elections $z United States. 941 $a 5 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722032846.0 952 $l HYAX325 $d 20180623024241.0 952 $l IBAX173 $d 20180307023819.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20130503011841.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20120317011727.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2CC63ED662A311E189AEE3B56AFF544E 994 $a C0 $b IW9Initiate Another SILO Locator Search