Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State Why Americans Vote the Way They Do

Name: Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State Why Americans Vote the Way They Do
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ISBN: 9780691143934

ISBN-10: 0691143935

ISBN-13: 9780691143934

Edition: 2009 (Revised)

Authors: Andrew Gelman

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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 Stateis a must-read for anyone seeking to make sense of today's…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 12/27/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English




The Paradox



Introduction



Rich State, Poor State



How the Talking Heads Can Be So Confused



Whatï¿½s Going On



Income and Voting over Time



Inequality and Voting



Religious Reds and Secular Blues



The United States in Comparative Perspective



What It Means



Polarized Parties



Competing to Build a Majority Coalition



Putting It All Together


Afterword: The 2008 Election


Notes and Sources