LEADER 02016pam 2200181 a 4500
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010 $a 2017047840
020 $a9781451606225 (hbk.) :$cNT$945
040 $aTWTNM$beng$dTWTNM
050 00$aE839.5$b.S3325 2018
082 04$a320.9730904$222
100 1 $aSchneider, William,$d1941-$eauthor.
245 10$aStandoff :$bhow America became ungovernable /$cBill Schneider.
250 $aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$c[2018].
300 $avii, 324 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Bill Schneider, former CNN senior political analyst, takes us inside the voting booth to show how Americans vote and why their votes sometimes seem to make no practical sense. In the 1960s, a rift developed between the Old Americaand the New America that resulted in a populist backlash that ultimately elected Donald Trump in 2016. Schneider describes an American populism that is economically progressive and culturally conservative. Liberals are attacked as culturalelitists ("limousine liberals"), and conservatives as economic elitists ("country club conservatives"). Trump is the complete populist package. He embraces social populism (anti-immigrant), economic populism (anti-free trade), and isolationism ("America First"). Standoff examines a number of hard-fought elections to show us how we got to Trump. He asserts the power of public opinion. He points to the public that draws the line on abortion and affirmative action. He shows whyan intense minority cancels a majority on gun control, immigration, small government, and international interests. Standoff tells us why fifty years of presidential contests have often been confounding. It takes us inside to watch how andwhy Americans pull the lever, how they choose their issues and select their leaders. It is usually values that trump economics. Standoff is required reading for an understanding of the 2016 election and the political future"--$cProvided bypublisher.
650 0$aPolitical culture$zUnited States.
650 0$aPopulism$zUnited States.
650 0$aRight and left (Political science)$zUnited States.
651 0$aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1989-.
651 0$aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1945-1989.