Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America

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John Sides Michael Tesler

Identity Crisis

The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America

John Sides, Michael Tesler, Lynn Vavreck , John Sides

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Princeton University Press
22 October 2019

Elections & referenda; Political structures: democracy; Regional government; Civil rights & citizenship

A gripping in-depth look at the presidential election that stunned the worldDonald Trump's election victory resulted in one of the most unexpected presidencies in history. Identity Crisis provides the definitive account of the campaign that seemed to break all the political rules-but in fact didn't. Featuring a new afterword by the authors that discusses the 2018 midterms and today's emerging political trends, this compelling book describes how Trump's victory was foreshadowed by changes in the Democratic and Republican coalitions that were driven by people's racial and ethnic identities, and how the Trump campaign exacerbated these divisions by hammering away on race, immigration, and religion. The result was an epic battle not just for the White House but about what America should be.

By: John Sides, Michael Tesler, Lynn Vavreck
Afterword by: John Sides, Michael Tesler
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm,
ISBN: 9780691196435
ISBN 10: 0691196435
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 22 October 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Sides is professor of political science at George Washington University. Twitter @johnmsides Michael Tesler is associate professor of political science at the University of California, Irvine. Lynn Vavreck is the Marvin Hoffenberg Professor of American Politics and Public Policy at the University of California, Los Angeles. Twitter @vavreck

Reviews for Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America

"""There is little if any support in voting data for the notion that 'economic anxiety' drove people to vote for Trump. As documented in Identity Crisis, an important new book analyzing the 2016 election, what distinguished Trump voters wasn't financial hardship but 'attitudes related to race and ethnicity.'""—Paul Krugman, New York Times ""Timely, careful and data-rich.""—E. J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post ""The definitive account of the 2016 election.""—Alex Shephard, New Republic ""Lucid, engaging, and ruthlessly rational, Identity Crisis is the guide we needed to what really happened in 2016, an election we still haven’t come to terms with. After all the speculation and partisan blame, the authors' search for the real answers isn't just interesting—it's necessary. Identity Crisis is about more than an election: it's about the state of America at a moment of political breakdown.""—Molly Ball, national political correspondent, Time"