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The Politics of Trust
2015
Overview
Florida governor Reubin Askew memorably characterized a
leader as “someone who cares enough to tell the people not
merely what they want to hear, but what they need to know.”
It was a surprising statement for a contemporary politician to
make, and, more surprising still, it worked. In
The Politics of Trust: Reubin Askew and Florida in the
1970s , Gordon E. Harvey traces the life and career of the
man whose public service many still recall as “the Golden
Age” of Florida politics. Askew rose to power on a wave of
“New South” leadership that hoped to advance the
Democratic Party beyond the intransigent torpor of southern
politics since the Civil War. He hoped to replace appeals to
white supremacy with a vision of a more diverse and inclusive
party. Following his election in Florida, other New South leaders
such as Georgia’s Jimmy Carter, Arkansas’s Dale
Bumpers, and South Carolina’s John C. West all came to
power. Audacious and gifted, Askew was one of six children raised
by a single mother in Pensacola. As he worked his way up through
the ranks of the state legislature, few in Florida except his
constituents knew his name when he challenged Republic incumbent
Claude R. Kirk Jr. on a populist platform promising higher
corporate taxes. When he won, he inaugurated a series of reforms,
including a new 5 percent corporate income tax; lower consumer,
property, and school taxes; a review of penal statutes;
environmental protections; higher welfare benefits; and
workers’ compensation to previously uncovered migrant
laborers. Touting honesty, candor, and transparency, Askew dubbed
his administration “government in the sunshine.”
Harvey demonstrates that Askew’s success was not in spite
of his penchant for bold, sometimes unpopular stances, but rather
because his mix of unvarnished candor, sober ethics, and
religious faith won the trust of the diverse peoples of his
state.
Publisher
University of Alabama Press,The University of Alabama Press
Subject
ISBN
9780817318826, 0817318828
