Standout syndicated columnist and CNN contributor Salena Zito, with veteran Republican strategist Brad Todd, reports across five swing states and over 27,000 miles to answer the pressing question- Was Donald Trump's election a fluke or did it represent a fundamental shift in the electorate that will have repercussions--for Republicans and Democrats--for years to come.
Salena Zito, born and bred in Pittsburgh, she worked for the Pittsburgh Tribute-Review for 11 years. Since 2016, Salena has joined the New York Post, acts as a CNN political analyst, and a staff reporter and columnist for the Washington Examiner. Brad Todd, a sixth-generation native of rural East Tennessee, is a founding partner at OnMessage media firm. His candidate clients have included six U.S. Senators, three Governors, and more than two dozen congressmen.
“Salena Zito is unique: a truth-telling reporter who found the
America that elected Donald Trump. She listened to them.
Understands them. Respects them. Not only did she get the election
right, but by employing the lost art of shoe-leather journalism,
she uncovered an amazing national political realignment that
was—and still is—completely invisible to the Wizards of Smart who
inhabit our distant capital. Whenever I see her byline, I stop and
read. I know it will be that good. You should, too. Don’t doubt
me.” —Rush Limbaugh
“While Donald Trump's election shocked the Washington
establishment, Salena Zito and Brad Todd show
that his coalition was hidden in plain sight. Far from a ‘basket of
deplorables,’ they're the forgotten men and women of America,
people who work with their hands and on their feet, and who want a
government that rewards their work and respects their communities.
Zito and Todd tell their story, and anyone interested in
American politics would do well to listen.” —Senator Tom Cotton
“Salena Zito picked up on a political phenomenon long before polls
or pundits had any idea of what was happening. Her drives from
Pittsburgh to Cleveland opened her eyes about the rise of Trump and
her shoe leather reporting and skills as a journalist helped her
understand why. Her voice channeling and explaining these voters is
invaluable for the Trump era.” —Jake Tapper
“If you want a fuller understanding of the political moment we’re
in, and you should, you read Salena Zito. I mean this both
literally and seriously.” —Peggy Noonan
"A remarkable book." —The Washington Post
"People struggling to understand what is happening in American
politics would do well to read this fascinating book co-written by
one of the first journalists to see what was happening to a key
slice of the electorate — the white working class in the upper
Midwest." —The Associated Press
"An entertaining and informative study of Trump's unexpected
victory." —National Review
"A delicious mix of quantitative and qualitative data analysis
regarding the 2016 election cycle." —The Federalist
"Syndicated columnist Salena Zito and GOP strategist Brad Todd find
well-educated voters were more likely to shift left if they lived
in communities that had disproportionately high levels of
education...Zito and Todd argue that disparity is evidence that
social pressures are driving both groups toward political
homogeny." —The Hill
"Reading the words of the farmers, gun-toting women, former union
bosses and others who found their way to Trump, you get the feeling
that Zito's and Todd's blue-collar, flyover country roots opened
doors and hearts that might have remained closed to some big city
reporters. The revealing conversations peel back the layers of a
complicated American onion." —Courier Journal
"Ms. Zito and Mr. Todd have done a service by portraying Trump
Nation in a way that goes beyond either academic data-crunching or
breathless coverage of presidential rallies." —Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
“Empathy might be what Zito and Todd convey best, profiling voters
in Iowa, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin to bring
President Trump’s oft-misunderstood coalition to life. Relying on
survey data, Zito and Todd outline seven archetypes of the ‘most
surprising’ voters Trump attracted, fleshing out each category with
compelling voter interviews that make the numbers easier to
understand.” —Washington Examiner
“Most of the national pundit class has tried to explain the rise of
Trump voters by pointing to racism, or economic resentment, or
racism, or cultural change, or even, you know, racism as an
explanation. But Salena Zito and Brad Todd tried something
different: They went to those voters and asked them….in two ways:
Face to face, in a series of deep and sensitive interviews, and en
masse in a large opinion survey. Both inquiries produced a lot of
useful material that both Democrats and Republicans would be well
advised to study and internalize.” —USA Today
“Key reading for Democrats…The authors paint a portrait of Trump’s
base that is not standard GOP-issue, and a Democratic partly overly
reliant upon its upstairs-downstairs bicoastal coalition.” —The
Guardian
"A valuable read...Unlike most retellings of the 2016 election, The
Great Revolt provides a cohesive, non-wide-eyed argument about
where the Republican Party could be headed." —The Atlantic
"[A] probing work of political reporting mixed with quantitative
research and trenchant analysis.” —The American Conservative
"A story almost as big but yet to be told is a true assessment of
the people who made someone distinctly unlike them in many ways —
but so akin to them in others — the next president of the United
States." —The Winchester Star
"One can’t help but to come away from reading The Great Revolt
without feeling that the clash of communities reflected in the
narratives did not end on Election Night
2016.” —RealClearPolitics
"The Great Revolt is a must read for anyone who wants to understand
the Trump phenomenon and its potential to reshape the course of
American politics.” —Commercial Appeal
“The mighty Trump voter gets some significant analysis...revealing
the authentic spirit and iron-willed determination of some 63
million voters who brought President Trump victory” —Washington
Times
“The Great Revolt features profiles of Trump voters, polling data
and an examination of the votes. It is chock full of fascinating
detail and insightful interviews with Trump voters.” —Knoxville
News-Sentinel
"Reading the words of the farmers, gun-toting women, former union
bosses and others who found their way to Trump, you get the feeling
that Zito’s and Todd’s blue-collar, flyover country roots opened
doors and hearts that might have remained closed to some big city
reporters.” —Bowling Green Daily News
"The Great Revolt astutely breaks down Trump’s coalition and brings
to life its motivation." —The Clarion-Ledger
"Zito and Todd show a keen understanding of voter sentiment and do
not condescend to their subjects. White working-class swing voters
have generally been characterized as resentful, ignorant, and often
racist, but Zito and Todd describe thoughtful men and women who
made a deliberate and sometimes fraught decision to support
Trump." —City Journal
"Ms. Zito and Mr. Todd have given some pivotal Trump voters a
better opportunity to be understood." —The Garden City
News
Ask a Question About this Product More... |