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Book SynopsisHow did the GOP trounce the Democrats in 2014? Acclaimed political analyst Ed Kilgore crunches the data, examines structural factors, places the vote in historical context, and reflects on implications for the 2016 presidential race in this bracing commentary on the recent Republican sweep.
Trade Review"
Election 2014 is wise, comprehensive and indispensable-the one book you must read to understand the last midterms of the Obama Era. Ed Kilgore draws on the best data, the shrewdest journalism, and, above all, his own superb instincts and extensive knowledge to create a small masterpiece of electoral analysis. Here's hoping that Kilgore commits to analyzing every future midterm, a species of election that is always overanalyzed but insufficiently understood." * E. J. Dionne, author of
Why Americans Hate Politics and
Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent *
"I don't think any political writer in the country wrote more informatively about the unfolding 2014 election campaigns than Ed Kilgore. Here he takes it all a step further, explaining what happened and why, and telling us what the results mean for 2016 and for governance in the meantime. It's a delightfully smart, comprehensive, and accessible survey." * Michael Tomasky, columnist for
The Daily Beast *
"Ed Kilgore definitively explains the 2014 midterm elections with characteristic balance, depth and precision." * Jonathan Chait, columnist for
New York magazine *
