{"product_id":"election-2014-9780812247442","title":"Election 2014","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eElection 2014\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eWhy Americans Hate Politics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOur Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Ed Kilgore definitively explains the 2014 midterm elections with characteristic balance, depth and precision.\" * Jonathan Chait, columnist for \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine *","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405726294359,"sku":"9780812247442","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812247442.jpg?v=1730493406","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/election-2014-9780812247442","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}