Why talking about Red and Blue States doesn’t help our understanding of the 2018 midterms

Pruessen, Ron (2018) Why talking about Red and Blue States doesn’t help our understanding of the 2018 midterms. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (23 Nov 2018). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Attempts to decipher the meaning of the 2018 elections will be more successful if they steer clear of “Red State/Blue State”-style simplification. Ron Pruessen argues that a country of 325 million people – with a constantly tangled history – should not be squeezed into snappy tweets and memes.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2021 13:27
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 11:12
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/111500

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