Midtown Reader Hosts Thomas B. Reston, Author of Soul of a Democrat

In 2016 the Democratic Party lost control of every branch of government. Countless explanations and excuses have been offered, but in SOUL OF A DEMOCRAT: The Seven Core Ideals That Made Our Party – And Our Country – Great, longtime Democratic activist Thomas B. Reston illuminates the true cause: the Party has lost its soul.

In this heartfelt and evocative new book, Reston explains how the Party has abandoned the unifying idealistic messages that once enabled it to dominate American politics. Instead of crafting a political argument that appeals to the nation as a whole, Democrats target specific blocs of voters – and change their talking points accordingly.

This divisive approach will not end well for Democrats, or the country as a whole. If they want to remain competitive on the national stage, Reston argues, Democrats need a coherent, blunt set of American ideals. The good news is, they already have one.

In SOUL OF A DEMOCRAT, Reston takes us on a journey through the history of the Party with thumbnail portraits of its most important figures, illuminating the core ideals and principles they fought for. Reston’s concise and elegant book shows modern Democrats how to learn from their own past, and once again become The Party of The People.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

THOMAS B. RESTON has spent a lifetime in politics, working in eight presidential campaigns at the national level, and countless local and statewide efforts. He was twice elected Secretary of the Democratic Party of Virginia. Reston was a political appointee in the Foreign Service under President Jimmy Carter, serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. A civil rights advocate, he was twice Board Chair of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF).