Reviews for Red Over Blue: The 2004 Elections and American Politics

The average rating for Red Over Blue: The 2004 Elections and American Politics based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-02-13 00:00:00 ROBERT HAAK I was one of the many Americans who could not believe the outcome of the 2004 presidential election and needed a great deal of explanation why anybody would have voted for George W. Bush. At the time it seemed like people were grasping at straws to account for this: it was the "values voters", Ohio was rigged, etc. This book takes a clear-eyed and unbiased look at the election, including a fascinating and well-told history of the Democratic nominating contest, the 2000 election, and the Bush presidency to that point. The authors (writing in 2005, obviously pre-Katrina, pre-Terri Schaivo, pre-Scooter Libby, etc.) predicted a fundamental shift toward conservatism and the right which has not taken shape, but since the reality of post-9/11 (or post 2000) politics has proved more volatile than previous periods, they may be forgiven for their inaccurate predictions. Overall this is a great read for those interested in the big picture of what happened in America in that fateful year - 2004.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-10-28 00:00:00 Jovonne Bickerstaff PROS: → Laughable in a "haha, this is so childish" sort. CONS: → No valid arguments to support theories. → Meant to be insulting so it may or may not be insulting depending on how you look at it. If the book was meant to anger and/or make liberals laugh, then it got the job done. I like to read books to see the other people's opinions but I have only found one (Moral Politics : How Liberals and Conservatives Think; very unbiased and maturely well-written). I still have yet to find a book with opposing views where the book is well-constructed with maturity and sophistication. Most of the time, I feel like the purpose of books written by self-identified Republicans is meant to attack other people who think differently instead of talking about what they believe in. This book is no exception to that and I'm left feeling nothing but disappointed.