April 26, 2010 06:04 PM UTC

The Blueprint (the book) by Schrager and Witwer

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• by: peacemonger

Anyone else reading it?  I can’t put it down.  For many of you who follow politics in CO closer than I have over the years (family responsibilities used to be much more demanding than they are now), this is a catch up for me.  Fascinating stuff. Its an easy read –a “Colorado’s recent political history for dummies recap”, so far (I’m halfway into it but will finish it today).

One of the things it emphasises is how important non-party activities were in making Colorado blue. That really resonates with me. During the Obama movement, I ran into thousands of voters while doing voter reg and get-out-the-vote, who connected with issues, but not either party. I see party politics as becoming like organized religion — something the youngest generation and minorities increasingly reject. They hate the squabbling and the negativity and the nastiness. Most of all, they hate the fact it is dominated by rich, white men, who they percieve to have never done a damn thing for them.

This book is fascinating. Please jump in and tell me what you think. I’m cool with spoilers.