The Great Revolt
Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics
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Publisher Description
A CNN political analyst and a Republican strategist reframe the discussion of the “Trump voter” to answer the question, What’s next?
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FOREIGN AFFAIRS • “Unlike most retellings of the 2016 election, The Great Revolt provides a cohesive, non-wild-eyed argument about where the Republican Party could be headed.”—The Atlantic
Political experts were wrong about the 2016 election and they continue to blow it, predicting the coming demise of the president without pausing to consider the durability of the winds that swept him into office.
Salena Zito and Brad Todd have traveled over 27,000 miles of country roads to interview more than three hundred Trump voters in ten swing counties. What emerges is a portrait of a group of citizens who span job descriptions, income brackets, education levels, and party allegiances, united by their desire to be part of a movement larger than themselves. They want to put pragmatism before ideology and localism before globalism, and demand the respect they deserve from Washington.
The 2016 election signaled a realignment in American politics that will outlast any one president. Zito and Todd reframe the discussion of the “Trump voter” to answer the question, What’s next?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Zito, a New York Post journalist, and Todd, a Republican strategist, argue that the 2016 election of Donald Trump indicates that "this new fusion of populism with conservatism is a remaking of the American political axis" in an enthusiastic but repetitive book that draws broad conclusions from an examination of a narrow slice of voters. The authors interview Trump voters mostly white, middle-aged (and older), straight, and Christian, whom they describe as "largely forgotten people" from five states that flipped Republican in 2016. Multiple interviewees reference feeling like "part of something bigger than just me" and say that their values had been ignored by previous candidates. The authors pair these interviews with data from surveys conducted for this book to identify seven archetypes of Trump voter (such as "Red-Blooded and Blue-Collared," "Rotary Reliables," and "Silent Suburban Moms"). Glib prose (at one point, "Republican mega-donors" are described as "suffering with post-traumatic stress syndrome from Romney's loss") does the argument no favors. Partisan language and framing "For nearly a century, American politics has put the New Deal coalition of government takers on one side, opposed by the fusion of affluence and evangelicalism of the modern Republican Party" signal that the book's intended readership is fellow conservatives. The representation of Trump supporters as misunderstood victims steeped in Americana will likely play well with that audience.
Customer Reviews
Real Election 2016 Analysis
This book is a political game changer. Much like the 2016 election, failure to digest the outcome is to the peril of all analysts, pundits, and their preferred candidates. The book is full of statistics and facts that show exactly why Hillary Clinton lost the election to Donal Trump. This is a must read for those who want to be intellectually honest when speaking about the results of the 2016 election.
Hindsight 2016 Election
Detailed, first person accounts of those that voted for Obama and Trump.
A Must Read
A must read for anyone desiring an honest and objective explanation/understanding of the 2016 presidential election.