Standoff Audiobook (Free)

Expenses Schneider, former CNN senior political analyst, takes us in the voting booth in “a detailed examination of recent presidential elections studded with clear observations…A good choice for political junkies” (Kirkus Testimonials).

In the 1960s, a rift developed between the Old America and the brand new America that led to a populist backlash that ultimately elected Donald Trump in 2016. Bill Schneider describes today’s American populism in Standoff as one that is economically intensifying and about Standoff culturally traditional. Liberals are attacked as ethnic elitists (“limousine liberals”), and conservatives as financial elitists (“nation club conservatives”). Trump, says Schneider, is the complete populist bundle. He embraces public populism (anti-immigrant), economic populism (anti-free trade), and isolationism (“America First”).

Standoff examines a number of hard-fought elections showing us how we got to Trump. He asserts the energy of general public opinion. He factors to the public that draws the line on abortion and affirmative actions. He shows just why an intense minority cancels many on gun control, immigration, little government, and worldwide interests. Standoff tells us why fifty years of presidential contests possess frequently been confounding. It requires us inside to watch how and just why People in america draw the lever, the way they choose their issues, and choose their leaders. It is usually values that trump economics.

Required reading for an understanding from the 2016 election and the politics future, Schneider’s “fast-paced” (Publishers Every week) Standoff shows how Americans vote and why their votes sometimes appear to make no practical sense.