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Title Empowering progressive third parties in the United States : defeating duopoly, advancing democracy / edited by Jonathan H. Martin
Published New York, NY : Routledge, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 277 pages)
Contents Introduction : the future rise of progressive third parties / Jonathan Martin -- How a socialist won : lessons from the historic victory of Seattle city councilmember Kshama Sawant / Ramy Khalil -- A Green becomes mayor : the election of Gayle McLaughlin in Richmond, California / Mike Feinstein -- The rise of the Portland Greens / Patrick Quinlan -- Lessons of the Vermont Progressive Party / Terry Bouricius -- Community connections : how progressive third parties can win more state legislative elections / Jonathan Martin -- Beyond the "spoiler" myth : exploring the real lessons of the Nader campaigns for progressive politics / Theresa Amato -- The U.S. Greens in presidential elections: losing their mojo and getting it back / Sayeed Iftekhar Ahmed -- Labor Party time? not yet / Mark Dudzic and Katherine Isaac -- Don't wait for labor : the necessity of building a left third party at the grassroots / John Halle -- A new progressive party : how the working families party can change electoral politics / Daniel Cantor -- Breaking through by breaking free : why the left needs to declare its political independence / Thomas Harrison -- Epilogue : questions and answers about progressive third party empowerment / Jonathan Martin
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 4, 2015)
Subject Third parties (United States politics)
Progressivism (United States politics)
Liberalism -- United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
Liberalism
Progressivism (United States politics)
Third parties (United States politics)
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Martin, Jonathan (Jonathan H.), editor.
ISBN 9781317693253
1317693256
9781317693246
1317693248
9781315777368
1315777363