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Cato Book Forum: Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do
Started by Will Wilkinson · 10 months ago
Attention D.C.-area locals!
This Thursday I’ll be moderating a Cato book forum on Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do by Columbia political scientist and stats wizard (and blogger) Andrew Gelman. Andrew and co-authors are responsible for the great paper [pdf] that asked “what’s the matter with Connecticut?” [...] ... Continue reading »
This Thursday I’ll be moderating a Cato book forum on Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do by Columbia political scientist and stats wizard (and blogger) Andrew Gelman. Andrew and co-authors are responsible for the great paper [pdf] that asked “what’s the matter with Connecticut?” [...] ... Continue reading »
10 months ago
Isn't this misleading, since there are far fewer religious voters in France, Germany, and Sweden than there are in the US? Religion itself may not be more divisive in the US than it is in other places, but as a divisive factor it's effects are far greater, no?
10 months ago
Yes, good point. We're comparing religious to non-religious, but to the extent that there are fewer religious attenders in, say, Sweden,religious can be a less important factor there in total. On the other hand, if there are big differences between how religious and non-religious people vote, this presumably represents a potentially important issue in a country (just as, for example, gay rights is important in the U.S. even though only a small proportion of Americans are gay). In any case, I'm happy to discuss this further on Thursday...
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