The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics

Written by:
Brad Todd , Salena Zito
Narrated by:
Bob Hess

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
10
Narrator
3
Release Date
May 2018
Duration
11 hours 6 minutes
Summary
Standout syndicated columnist and CNN contributor Salena Zito, with veteran Republican strategist Brad Todd, reports across five swing states and over 27,000 miles to answer the pressing question: Was Donald Trump's election a fluke or did it represent a fundamental shift in the electorate that will have repercussions--for Republicans and Democrats--for years to come.

The history of the American electorate is not a litany of flukes; instead it is a pattern of tectonic plate-grinding, punctuated by a landscape-altering earthquake every generation or so. Donald Trump's electoral coalition is smashing both American political parties and its previously impenetrable political news media. The political experts called the 2016 election wrong and in the wake of the 2016 election surprise, the experts have continued to blow it -- looking to predict the coming demise of the President without pausing to consider the durability of the trends and winds that swept him into office.

The Great Revolt delves deep into the minds and hearts of the voters the make up this coalition. What emerges is a group of citizens who cannot be described by terms like 'angry,' 'male,' 'rural,' or the often-used 'racist.' They span job descriptions, income brackets, education levels, and party allegiances. What unites them is their desire to be part of a movement larger than themselves that puts pragmatism before ideology, localism before globalism, and demands the respect it deserve from Washington.

Zito and Todd have traveled on over 27,000 miles of country roads to interview more than 300 Trump voters in 10 swing counties. What they have discovered is that these voters were hiding in plain sight -- ignored by both parties, the media, and the political experts all at once, ready to unite into the movement that spawned the greatest upset in recent electoral history. Deeply rooted in the culture of these Midwestern swing states, Zito and Brad Todd reframe the discussion of the 'Trump voter' to answer the question: What next?


Includes a bonus PDF of the Appendix
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Tip K.

If anyone wants to know how the Trumpster wiped Hilary Clinton in the Rust Belt, this is a fantastic resource. Trump essentially revived the "Reagan Coalition" of blue collar Democrat voters that George H.W. Bush squandered in one term. This book explains how the next couple of elections aren't going to go well for the Democrats. I liked the personal stories of real Americans along with their experiences during the last few decades and how Trump got their vote. Using anecdotal stories with electoral statistics makes a powerful case for the Big Revolt we saw in 2010 through 2016.

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