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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456615203321

Autore

Gelman Andrew

Titolo

Red state, blue state, rich state, poor state [[electronic resource] ] : why Americans vote the way they do / / Andrew Gelman ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J. ; ; Woodstock, : Princeton University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-4008-3211-X

Edizione

[Expanded ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Disciplina

324.973

Soggetti

Elections - United States

Political parties - United States

Presidents - United States - Election

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-239) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- PART I. The Paradox -- Introduction -- Rich State, Poor State -- How the Talking Heads Can Be So Confused -- PART II. WHAT'S GOING ON -- Income and Voting over Time -- Inequality and Voting -- Religious Reds and Secular Blues -- The United States in Comparative Perspective -- PART III WHAT IT MEANS -- Polarized Parties -- Competing to Build a Majority Coalition -- Putting It All Together -- AFTERWORD. The 2008 Election -- Notes and Sources -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.