<P><B>“A wake-up call . . . Moser's argument is cogent.”—<I>The Atlanta Journal-Constitution</I></B> </P><P>In<I> Blue Dixie</I>, Bob Moser, an award-winning political reporter for <I>The Nation</I>, argues that the Democratic Party needs to jettison outmoded prejudices about the South if it wants to build a lasting national majority. </P><P>With evangelical churches preaching a more expansive social gospel and a massive left-leaning demographic shift to African Americans, Latinos, and the young, the South is poised for a Democratic revival. Moser shows how a volatile mix of unprecedented economic prosperity and abject poverty are reshaping the Southern vote. By returning to a bold, unflinching message of economic fairness, the Democrats can win in the nation's largest, most diverse region and redeem themselves as a true party of the people. </P><P>Keenly observed and deeply grounded in contemporary Southern politics, and with a new afterword covering the ramifications of the 2008 election, <I>Blue Dixie</I> reveals the changing state of American politics. </P>