The Forgotten: How the People of One Pennsylvania County Elected Donald Trump and Changed America Audiobook (Free)

The folks of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania voted Democratic for many years, until Donald Trump flipped it in 2016. What happened?

Named among the ‘juiciest political books to can be found in 2018’ by Entertainment Weekly.

In The Forgotten, Ben Bradlee Jr. reports on what voters in Luzerne County, a pivotal state in a crucial swing state, found feel just like strangers in their own land – marginalized by level or falling wages, rapid demographic change, and a liberal tradition that mocks their trust and about The Forgotten: The way the Folks of One Pennsylvania County Elected Donald Trump and Changed America patriotism.

Fundamentally rural and struggling with changing demographics and limited opportunity, Luzerne State can be seen being a microcosm of the country. In The Ignored, Trump voters speak for themselves, detailing how they sensed others had been ‘cutting in series’ which the government was taking excess amount from the employed and offering it towards the idle. The increased loss of breadwinner position, and more importantly, the loss of dignity, primed them for an applicant like Donald Trump.

The political facts of a divided America are stark, however the stories from the men, women and families in The Ignored provide a kaleidoscopic and fascinating portrait of the complex on-the-ground political reality of America today.