Red state, blue state, rich state, poor state : why Americans vote the way they do
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Red state, blue state, rich state, poor state : why Americans vote the way they do
Princeton University Press, 2010
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
On the night of the 2000 presidential election, Americans watched on television as polling results divided the nation's map into red and blue states. Since then the color divide has become symbolic of a culture war that thrives on stereotypes--pickup-driving red-state Republicans who vote based on God, guns, and gays; and elitist blue-state Democrats woefully out of touch with heartland values. With wit and prodigious number crunching, Andrew Gelman debunks these and other political myths. This expanded edition includes new data and easy-to-read graphics explaining the 2008 election. Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State is a must-read for anyone seeking to make sense of today's fractured political landscape.
Table of Contents
PART I: THE PARADOX 1 Chapter 1: Introduction 3 Chapter 2: Rich State, Poor State 8 Chapter 3: How the Talking Heads Can Be So Confused 24 PART II: WHAT'S GOING ON 41 Chapter 4: Income and Voting over Time 43 Chapter 5: Inequality and Voting 58 Chapter 6: Religious Reds and Secular Blues 76 Chapter 7: The United States in Comparative Perspective 94 PART III: WHAT IT MEANS 109 Chapter 8: Polarized Parties 111 Chapter 9: Competing to Build a Majority Coalition 137 Chapter 10: Putting It All Together 165 Afterword The 2008 Election 179 Notes and Sources 197 Index 241
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