
The Bellwether
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Part history, part journalism, this entertaining and astute guide proposes that Ohio has been the key state in the Electoral College for more than a century and examines what the idea of the swing state has come to mean. In discussing the evidence, Kondik uses the state's oft-mentioned status as a microcosm of the nation as a case study to trace the evolution of the American electorate, and identifies which places in Ohio have the most influence on the statewide result. Finally, he delves into the answer to the question voting Ohioans consider every four years: Will their state remain a bellwether, or is their ability to pick the president on its way out?
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"Do you care who is elected president? If so, you'd better read this book, because Ohio may well hand the keys to the White House to a lucky candidate this November, just as it has done many times. Kyle Kondik, a brilliant young analyst and rising star in the study of US politics, has made your task easy. This book is well written, richly illustrated, and bursting with gems about the Buckeye State-the center of our universe every four years." "[Kondik] crunches election numbers into entertaining narrative about the state's defining role in presidential elections since 1896, the latest chapter now unfolding, Donald Trump in the part of wild card." (Akron Beacon Journal) "Kyle Kondik's superb research marshals presidential election results, Ohio demographics and the state's political history to explain why the Buckeye State is America's presidential bellwether. This book is a must-have for understanding Ohio's record of backing White House winners every four years-and what that might mean in 2016."More details
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- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One. Swing States, Bellwethers, and the Nation's Shrinking Political Middle
- Two. Ohio at the Head of the Flock
- Three. Typical in All Things
- Four. The Civil War at the Ballot Box, 1896-1932
- Five. Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Nixon-but Not Taft, 1936-1972
- Six. Obama Rewrites the Carter-Clinton Playbook, 1976-2012
- Seven. Searching for the Bellwether's Bellwether
- Conclusion. will Ohio Remain a Bellwether (and Will It Lose Anything If It Doesn't)?
- Notes
- A Note on Sources
- Bibliography
- Index
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