Yes, but his group also understood the alienation or labor and how the Dems were unable to address it.
"Devine, James" wrote: > didn't Nixon communicate with labor elites and conservatives (e.g., the Teamsters) > or with the rank & file in a demagogic way? > > don't we want to talk to the rank & file in a non-demogogic way? > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Perelman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sat 1/17/2004 7:08 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: > Subject: [PEN-L] Nixon and Labor > > > > I have been looking over an interesting article > > Cowie, Jefferson. 2002. "Nixon's Class Struggle: Strategic > Formulations of the New-Right Worker." Labor History (August). > > You can read it on line > > http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m0348/3_43/91201898/p1/article.jhtml?term= > > It suggests that Nixon was able to get a good feel for how to communicate > with labor. > > Let me know what you think about it. > > If a Nixon can figure out how to reach out effectively, why can't we be > equally creative??? > -- > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > Chico, CA 95929 > > Tel. 530-898-5321 > E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901
