From an analysis of
the 2008 and 2012 elections, Morrissey found that the result was
decided by voters in a handful of counties. The amazing fact is that
if 100,000 voters had switched their votes in Ohio, Florida,
Virginia, and Colorado the result would have been different.
Based on this
analysis, Morrissey, identifies counties in seven states that could
make the difference in 2015. He chooses counties in Florida, Ohio,
North Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, Colorado, and New Hampshire. In
each case he shows how the county voted in 2012 and 2008, how it
voted the past statewide election, the make-up of the county, and
income level. In addition, and I thought these were the most interesting
points, he reports interviews with the county residents and looks at
how the Republicans could change the dynamic in 2016.
For me, the most
telling interviews were the ones that questioned how much the people
running for office cared about the issues that were important to
county residents. One man said that he was always being asked to
contribute to the Republican Party, but no one had ever asked him
about which issues were most important to him. This underscores the
fact that people do care about what is happening in Washington and
the State House. They do have valid opinions and not everyone is a
low-information voter.
I hope the Trump
campaign, and whoever the other Republican candidates are, will read
this book and take to heart the valid points being made. The election
does not have to be lost.
I received this book
from Blogging for Books for this review.
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