{"product_id":"harvest-the-vote-how-democrats-can-win-again-in-rural-america-isbn-9780062960917","title":"Harvest the Vote: How Democrats Can Win Again in Rural America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Democratic Party rising star Jane Kleeb, an urgent and stirring road map showing how the Democratic Party can, and should, engage rural America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Democratic Party has lost an entire generation of rural voters. By focusing the majority of their message and resources on urban and coastal voters, Democrats have sacrificed entire regions of the country where there is more common ground and shared values than what appears on the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHarvest the Vote, \u003c\/i\u003eJane Kleeb, chair of Nebraska’s Democratic Party and founder of Bold Nebraska, brings us a lively and sweeping argument for why the Democrats shouldn’t turn away from rural America. As a party leader and longtime activist, Kleeb speaks from experience. She’s been fighting the national party for more resources and building a grassroots movement to flex the power of a voting bloc that has long been ignored and forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKleeb persuasively argues that the hottest issues of the day can be solved hand in hand with rural people. On climate change, Kleeb shows that the vast spaces of rural America can be used to enact clean energy innovations. And issues of eminent domain and corporate overreach will galvanize unlikely alliances of family farmers, ranchers, small business owners, progressives, and tribal leaders, much as they did when she helped fight the Keystone XL pipeline. The hot-button issues of guns and abortion that the Republican Party uses to wedge voters against one another can be bridged by putting a megaphone next to issues critical to rural communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with a fiery voice and commonsense solutions, \u003ci\u003eHarvest the Vote\u003c\/i\u003e is both a call to action and a much-needed balm for a highly divided nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKleeb’s road map for reconnecting with the heartland delivers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnlikely Alliances:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover how the fight against the Keystone XL pipeline united family farmers, ranchers, tribal nations, and progressives—a model for future movements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEngaging Rural America:\u003c\/b\u003e Go beyond stereotypes with on-the-ground lessons from Jane Kleeb’s work as the Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eConfronting Wedge Issues:\u003c\/b\u003e A frank and authentic approach to bridging the gap on controversial topics like guns and abortion by focusing on shared community values.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFighting Corporate Overreach:\u003c\/b\u003e Practical strategies for empowering small towns and family farms against the influence of Big Ag, Big Oil, and corporate monopolies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Deeply personal and persuasive, \u003cem\u003eHarvest the Vote\u003c\/em\u003e shows progressives that we don’t have to sacrifice our values to expand our coalition. Jane proves that rural issues aren’t any different from the issues confronting people all over the country, and require a national effort that includes Americans from every region and walk of life.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon Favreau co-host Pod Save America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jane Kleeb sounds the alarm for national Democrats to wake up to rural issues: start with ‘the Farmers’ Bill of Rights,’ pay attention to rural health care, especially mental health services, as Republican policies have closed rural hospitals. ‘Show up with ears open and mouths closed.’  That’s the way to win and that’s the way to govern.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSherrod Brown U S Senator from Ohio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There is no finer rural political leader in America than Jane Kleeb, and this cogent and comprehensive volume distills the wisdom she’s won in one hard battle after another. I’ve spent most of my life living in rural America, often in very ‘red’ parts, and I share her sense that these can be sources of real power for a progressive realignment, if only we get to work!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBill McKibben, author of Deep Economy and The End of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Jane Kleeb knows Democrats have solutions that will help families no matter where they live. What I learned through organizing in Indian Country is that one-on-one conversations matter, and people in underrepresented communities need to know that our democracy includes them.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeb Haaland U S Congresswoman from New Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Kleeb’s] overarching message often transcends political party. . . The book contains twin delights: Kleeb's sensible approaches to bridge building and a pleasing, conversational writing style. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly Jane Kleeb could have written something so passionate, clear-eyed, and persuasive. The solutions are exactly what we must do to put the needs of all working families first as we reform the Democratic Party. As progressives, we need to show up and stand with them. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNina Turner former state senator from Ohio and co-founder of Our Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889334415589,"sku":"NP9780062960917","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062960917.jpg?v=1730231030","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/harvest-the-vote-how-democrats-can-win-again-in-rural-america-isbn-9780062960917","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}