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6 of 6 people found the following review to be helpful:

You don't have to be a politician (Even though we need good ones),  June 23, 2009

By W. Gibson

If you have been frustrated when trying to find that thin line between standing up for what you know is right and getting things done - especially when lots of other people are involved - you'll find this little book useful.

As honest and funny as the author is, (and you will hear her voice as clear as a bell) her message is serious and direct. Change must become real. Or, it doesn't become change. And, if it is real change, your're starting out as the minority.

How do you make real change a reality when you're outnumbered? Make it focused, short-term, specific, value-based. Then find the values you have in common with people who see themselves as different than you. Go where they are, meet them there.

Find common cause: create coalition. If it can work in the Arizona legislature, it can work anywhere.

Read it, and pass it on. Use it.





5 of 5 people found the following review to be helpful:

Interested in starting out in politics? Read this --,  June 22, 2009

By C. Hall

If someone is starting out in politics and wants to learn, from Kyrsten's experience, both how to fail at gaining legislative victories -- and MORE IMPORTANTLY how to succeed -- then this is a must-read primer. Funny at times, this is a well-written manifesto by an up-and-coming politician who's learning how to succeed in building coalitions. In fact, any reader will benefit from taking on board her ideas.





4 of 4 people found the following review to be helpful:

Sensible, practical and to the point,  July 5, 2009

By Bruno Sarda

Excellent book, highly recommend. Although I've bought countless books on Amazon over the past 10 years, this is the first time I feel compelled to write a review.

I love the message of this book: In order to be effective in driving positive change, you must build support from across constituencies. In order to do this, you must let go of pre-conceived notions of what successful outcomes are, and instead focus on shared values, common interests, and together agree on what success might look like.

The author, Kyrsten Sinema, embodies a fresh voice in progressive politics. She's young, she's energetic, she's passionate, and she's willing to partner with anyone to achieve common goals based on her belief that we are more alike than different, and that most people involved in the political process have good intentions. Our world needs a lot of more people like that involved in the policy setting process.





2 of 2 people found the following review to be helpful:

Interesting and informative,  August 6, 2009

By Sophia Tesch

Unite and Conquer is written in Kyrsten Sinema's fresh and knowledgeable voice. It is not your every day book on politics, it is better! Like a field guide from someone who has been there before. The information shared in Unite and Conquer is real hands-on advice and information that can be used not only in politics, it can be used in personal and professional relationships as well. Read this book, you will be glad you did.





1 of 1 people found the following review to be helpful:

fresh air,  October 8, 2009

By Erik


I did the "look inside this book" and read the table of contents and first few pages. Wow, right away she nailed it and gave me better insight and hope for the growth and evolving out of the partisan mess radical right supporters have brought to the political landscape.

The Native Americans who wrote and structured our current constitution and form of Government warned us not to allow political parties, but at the Constitutional congress that was the one thing left in, and we can look back now historically and see the Native American wisdom was as usual correct and it has hindered our country's greatness; and today leads to those very people who are destroying our constitution at the same time proclaiming they are patriots (the radical right).

I am now a big supporter of Rep. Sinema and pray she remains the inspirational leader for us she demonstrates daily.







• Written by a dynamic young legislator who has a record of bridging ideological and partisan divisions

• Outlines a new approach—and a new mindset—that will enable progressives to consistently win

• Livened with irreverent humor, enthralling campaign stories, and solid, practical advice

Too many progressives are still using old-school divide-and-conquer tactics: demonize the other side, frighten the voters, scheme, and maneuver to try to win on your own terms. This approach hasn’t been particularly successful and has led to widespread alienation and apathy, which plays into the hands of the status quo. And it’s a betrayal of some of the most cherished ideals of the progressive movement: inclusion, reason, justice, and hope.

This is starting to change, but old habits die hard. Nobody is better positioned to help than Kyrsten Sinema.Sinema was a leader in the successful fight against banning gay marriage in 2006 and in the effort to divest state funds in Darfur—unexpected victories in a traditionally conservative state. In Unite and Conquer, Sinema shares how we can put together broad-based coalitions that advance the progressive agenda rather than simply make us feel good about the purity of our ideals.

Sinema argues that we must let go of our preconceived notions about who our opponents are, how they think, what specific outcomes we’re aiming for, even our notions of who we are—identity politics have bred insularity and intolerance and closed us off from creating winning alliances and strategies. Using her experiences and examples from a host of campaigns from all over the country, she offers specific advice on how to forge connections—personal and political—with seemingly unlikely allies and define our values, interests, and objectives in ways that broaden our range of potential partners and expand our tactical options.

We have to learn to think “and,” not “but,” she says. Sinema shows readers how to move past politics as war and create support for progressive causes by discovering and emphasizing our common humanity.