The cover of Identity Crisis

Identity Crisis

Why did race, immigration and the question of who counts as American dominate the Trump election?

At a glance

Author
John Sides, Michael Tesler, Lynn Vavreck

Why read it

  • You will weigh the authors' claim that the candidates changed more than the voters did
  • You will see why towns that receive new immigrants can come to accept them until polarizing rhetoric turns the change into a threat
  • You will learn that most Americans define being American by shared beliefs and respect for laws, not race or European heritage

Who it is for

  • Voters still trying to explain the Trump victory
  • Teachers of American politics who need survey evidence
  • Readers worried about how political rhetoric shapes national identity

Contents

  1. 1. Fayetteville
  2. 2. “Whaddaya Got?”
  3. 3. Indecision
  4. 4. “The Daily Donald Show”
  5. 5. Hiding in Plain Sight
  6. 6. Cracks in the Ceiling
  7. 7. The Trump Tax
  8. 8. What Happened?
  9. 9. The Soul of a Nation
  10. Appendixes

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