The Red and the Blue

The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism | Steve Kornacki

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I love watching Steve and also enjoyed this book. It felt a bit long at times, but if you enjoy politics I think it's worth it.

Megabooks I liked this too. š‘¨š¸» 2y

marleed His election stats, tie, and khakis are the only thing that have me tuning into cable media during elections! 2y

JenReadsAlot @marleed Oh his khakis lol! 2y

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Megabooks

The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism | Steve Kornacki

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The roots of how we got to the modern US partisan divide lead back to the 90s and two men: Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton. Their political trajectories and the policies and tactics they started have resounded throughout Boomer dominance at the national level. A really fantastic look at the 90s national political landscape as a whole, too. I‘ll drop a link to this bargain #audiobook on Chirp ā¬‡ļø¸. I definitely recommend it!

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Megabooks Chirp doesnā€t require a membership and has great audiobook sales! This one is $4.99 through 10/31/21 https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/the-red-and-the-blue-by-steve-kornacki/ (edited) 3y

sprainedbrain Gosh I love Steve Kornacki. I‘m going to check this out. 3y

Megabooks @sprainedbrain he‘s fantastic! this is a great book to nerd out to. š¤“ 3y

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The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism | Steve Kornacki

Ridiculously excited to sit down with this one! NBC favorite Kornacki discusses the era that made me an American-concentration poli sci major: the 90s. (Also when I happened to be an undergrad! š‰) serious #NerdVibes tonight! š¤“

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BookmarkTavern Oh I bet this will be fascinating! I look forward to seeing your thoughts on it! 3y

mrsmarch This book was so good!!! 3y

Megabooks @ozma.of.oz so far it is! will tag you in my review if you like. š‘¨š¸» 3y

Megabooks @mrsmarch I‘m really enjoying it! 3y

BookmarkTavern Yes please! Thank you! 3y

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The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism | Steve Kornacki

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This is well written, and Kornacki does a good job of giving an in-depth overview of the political chaos that ensued during the 90s. At the same time, the book doesn‘t really address ā€political tribalismā€¯ until its closing pages. I don‘t mind the blow-by-blow, but that‘s not what I bought the book for.

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mrsmarch

The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism | Steve Kornacki

Finally finished. ā…

Dear my #jolabokaflod swap match, my Goodreads TBR is the most up to date, including a shelf of books that I know I own already. Just thought you should know. ā¯¤ļø¸ šˇ„

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mrsmarch

The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism | Steve Kornacki

#jolabokaflod shopping chin scratchies! What a happy Bunny! Time to mine my matchā€s TBR for a fantastic book, and there are a lot there to pick from. I have my work cut out for me!

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mrsmarch

The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism | Steve Kornacki

Reading at my parents‘ house, please lord let it be quiet for a little while. #readingwithtoddlers

ValerieAndBooks How‘s the book? I‘m interested š‘€. Hope you get good reading time in! 4y

mrsmarch @ValerieAndBooks It‘s really good. I was not as politically aware in the 90s as I am now, but I do remember a lot of the 1992 election stuff. Seeing how Newt manÅ“uvered the GOP in the 1980s really shows me how deep the rot goes. 4y

mrsmarch @ValerieAndBooks It‘s my mom‘s book so I keep it for reading at their house. Now I don‘t need to lug a book back and forth. I‘m a little over halfway. I‘m not familiar with this author on MSNBC but my mom recommended him. And she knows my political taste. 4y

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ValerieAndBooks Okay, I‘ll stack this! 90s politics were kind of a blur for me ā€” for one I was a new mom (my oldest born in 1995) so it should be a good perspective and refresher. 4y

mrsmarch @ValerieAndBooks I vividly remember the ā€92 Dem convention ā€” I had a chicken nuggets Kids Cuisine the night Bill accepted the nomination ā€” and the government shutdown that came later. But I was 8-17 years old during the Clinton years so my awareness of nuance and plot was nonexistent. NOW it‘s a perfect reminder of how we got where we are. 4y

ValerieAndBooks I feel old now š‚ I remember watching Nixon resignation speech on TV and asking my dad what was going on (I was 8). 4y

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mrsmarch

The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism | Steve Kornacki

Spent four hours in midday sun cleaning a headstone yesterday. D2 is a biocidal cleaner suitable for masonry, especially gravestones. This one is about 109.5 years old. #preservationadventures #ilikedeadpeople

AkashaVampie Love the hashtag... haha 4y

SW-T Wow, what a difference! Applaud your hard work. š 4y

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DocBrown

The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism | Steve Kornacki

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So it turns out you can connect Donald J Trump directly to Pat Buchanan and H Ross Perot. Trump, who in 2000 flirted with running for president, had the billionaire persona but not the populist message. It was only when he adopted the Buchanan platform in 2015 that he had the winning combo. He may have run sooner had it not been for the success of The Apprentice. An important and interesting read. āļø¸āļø¸āļø¸āļø¸

Blaire I love Steve kornacki. I got this book as a gift. Need to move it up the tbr. #politicsnerd 6y

Susanita Ross Perot. Bleh. 6y

DocBrown @blaire and @susanita I agree. Good book with interesting characters. 6y

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