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

• Pubblicazione: Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.973
• Soggetto topico: Elections - United States; Political parties - United States; Politics, Practical - United States; Presidents - Election
• Altri autori: GelmanAndrew
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Red state, blue state -- Rich state, poor state -- Income and voting over time -- Religious reds and secular blues -- Polarization -- The Northeast is like Europe, the South is like Mexico -- Politicians -- How the talking heads can be so confused -- Putting it all together.
• Sommario/riassunto: On the night of the 2000 presidential election, Americans sat riveted in front of their televisions as polling results divided the nation's map into red and blue states. Since then the color divide has become a symbol of a culture war that thrives on stereotypes--pickup-driving red-state Republicans who vote based on God, guns, and gays; and elitist, latte-sipping blue-state Democrats who are woefully out of touch with heartland values. Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State debunks these and other political myths. With wit and prodigious number crunching, Andrew Gelman gets to the bott
• Titolo autorizzato: Red state, blue state, rich state, poor state
• ISBN: 1-282-08698-7; 1-282-45832-9; 9786612458323; 9786612086984; 1-4008-2836-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910345156803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II