This short, readable volume condenses Dave Schultz's insights from his fine career as a political analyst into ten vital rules explaining American electoral politics and political leadership. Grasping these rules, anyone can better fathom America's noisy and often confusing world of public affairs. Dave and Avery Gahler offer a clear, incisive, and useful guide to political warfare for citizens of all ages.
-Steven E. Schier, Congdon Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Carleton College
Author Biography:
David Schultz is a professor in the School of Business at Hamline University and at the University of Minnesota Law School where he is a Senior Fellow at the Institute on Law and Politics. Professor Schultz is the author/editor of 25 books and more than 80 articles on topics including election law, American politics, eminent domain, constitutional law, public policy, legal and political theory, and the media and politics. David is a former host of Minnesota Matters, on Air America Minnesota Radio, and he is a nationally-recognized expert on political ethics, money and politics, political participation, and land use law. He has been a frequent commentator on television, radio, and in over 100 domestic and international newspapers and periodicals, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Today Show (NBC), MSNBC, ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, Cox News Service, Time, Newsweek, Radio Free Europe, National Journal, Congressional Quarterly, La Nouvelle Observateur, L'Express, National Public Radio Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, and the Chicago Tribune. David blogs at http: //schultzstake.blogspot.com
