Predicting the Next President
The Keys to the White House
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Publisher Description
In the days after Donald Trump’s unexpected victory on election night 2016, The New York Times, CNN, and other leading media outlets reached out to one of the few pundits who had correctly predicted the outcome, Allan J. Lichtman. While many election forecasters base their findings exclusively on public opinion polls, Lichtman looks at the underlying fundamentals that have driven every presidential election since 1860. Using his 13 historical factors or “keys” (four political, seven performance, and two personality), that determine the outcome of presidential elections, Lichtman had been predicting Trump’s win since September 2016. In the updated 2020 edition of this classic text, Lichtman applies the keys to every presidential election since 1860 and shows readers the current state of the 2020 race. In doing so, he dispels much of the mystery behind electoral politics and challenges many traditional assumptions. An indispensable resource for political junkies!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
With this book's tantalizing chapter 1 subhead, "How Presidential Elections Really Work," readers may be moved to grab it off the shelf and get a jump on 2016's presidential election results. And it's true, committed political enthusiasts will be rewarded with juicy inside election tales from political analyst Lichtman (White Protestant Nation). The casual reader's eyes, however, may glaze over upon encountering statistical charts. Anyone looking for the inside track in Vegas betting isn't going to find a sure thing here, but curious and persevering readers will gain an abundance of new information and insight into the process of election decision-making. Using 13 "keys" that measure the incumbent administration's performance, Lichtman has devised a diagnostic prediction system for U.S. presidential races. He introduces the system "the keys to the White House" in the book's first few pages. In the balance of the book he uses election result specifics, from 1860 to the present day, to illustrate the keys and their outcomes. In the book's concluding pages, Lichtman provides insight into this year's election and offers some advice for Obama's contribution to the Democratic campaign, capping off a timely and rewarding read.
