The Fall of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future of American Politics [Paperback]

National bestseller [ Belongs with well-known recent studies such as J.D. Vances Dan Kaufman shows how the state became a conservative test case.& Kaufman believes that Wisconsins extreme makeover portends something scary for the rest of us. Kaufmans taut primer on Wisconsin progressivism hits his mark.& [A]n indispensable guide for activists who wish to have any hope of taking on the vast Republican infrastructure. A deep, heartbreaking dive into a states shift to the right tells the story of national politics in miniature. Absorbing.& [Kaufman] presents the state as emblematic of nationwide trends. Kaufman burrows badgerlike into the politics of Americas Dairyland, unearthing the personal histories of its people.& In doing so, he reveals Wisconsins transformation from a pioneering beacon of progressive policies, responsible for the nations first workers-comp and unemployment-insurance programs, to a laboratory for corporate interests. This is a book about political power, its seizure, its uses, and its victimsa powerful amassing of tiny stories of struggle and resistance and often defeat against impossible odds. A highly readable, thoroughly engrossing report. US