This book is well written and easy to read. People who have followed recent politics will find familiar themes and events, but as always I found new and interesting details about those I was already familiar with. And there were a couple events that my radar hadn't picked up that were interesting as well. But the most interesting thing to me was the history given of various tactics--and many go back much farther than I would have thought. There are examples of reclaiming majority rule as well as resisting losing it along with the struggles and losses, so it isn't all dark.