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A history of the Democratic Party offers lessons for leaders today
The party has succeeded by focusing on the economy, Michael Kazin argues
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What It Took to Win. By Michael Kazin. Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 416 pages; $35
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “Tail wags donkey”
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