Reviews for Outsiders and openness in the presidential nominating system

The average rating for Outsiders and openness in the presidential nominating system based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-10-09 00:00:00 Sean Toy A history of the U.S. from 1930 to 1990. Focuses about equally on politics and cultural changes. Looks at how the government grew during the Depression, and the consequences of that growth later on. The author is conservative, but he avoids the shrillness that later came to characterize much conservative writing. I thought the information about American culture in the first half of the book was especially interesting. It seemed like the author became more and more centered on politics, to the exclusion of culture, as the book went on.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-08-28 00:00:00 Lorenzo Lemos Very president-centric, but great in that area. Crammed with facts and finely recreated presidential election landscapes. All kinds of stuff that was important at the time and determined outcomes, but has since been mostly forgotten. Very informative and leaves you smarter about how things really went down. Theme is that economic status is only a secondary factor in American elections. Mostly events and culture are the shaping factors.