"White's "Barack Obama's America" eloquently captures both the
important nuances of the current political scene and its long-term
consequences."
---Richard Wirthlin, former pollster for Ronald Reagan
"This delightfully written and accessible book is the best
available account of the changes in culture, society, and politics
that have given us "Barack Obama's America.""
---Stan Greenberg, pollster for Bill Clinton and Chairman and CEO
of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research
"From one of the nation's foremost experts on how values shape
our politics, a clear and compelling account of the dramatic shifts
in social attitudes that are transforming American political
culture. White's masterful blend of narrative and data illuminates
the arc of electoral history from Reagan to Obama, making a
powerful case for why we are entering a new progressive political
era."
---Matthew R. Kerbel, Professor of Political Science, Villanova
University, and author of "Netroots"
"John Kenneth White is bold. He asks the big questions . . . Who
are we? What do we claim to believe? How do we actually live? What
are our politics? John Kenneth White writes compellingly about
religion and the role it played in making Barack Obama president.
White's keen insight into America's many faiths clarifies why
Barack Obama succeeded against all odds. It is a fascinating
description of religion and politics in twenty-first-century
America---a must-read."
---Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lieutenant Governor of
Maryland and author of "Failing America's Faithful"
"In "Barack Obama's America, " John Kenneth White has written
the political equivalent of Baedeker or Michelin, the definitive
guide to and through the new, uncharted political landscape of our
world. White captures and explains what America means---and what it
means to be an American---in the twenty-first century."
---Mark Shields, nationally syndicated columnist and political
commentator for PBS NewsHour
"John White has always caught important trends in American
politics that others missed. With his shrewd analysis of why Barack
Obama won, he's done it again."
---E. J. Dionne, Jr., Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, and
University Professor in the Foundations of Democracy and Culture at
Georgetown University
The election of Barack Obama to the presidency marks a
conclusive end to the Reagan era, writes John Kenneth White in
"Barack Obama's America." Reagan symbolized a 1950s and 1960s
America, largely white and suburban, with married couples and kids
at home, who attended church more often than not.
Obama's election marks a new era, the author writes. Whites will
be a minority by 2042. Marriage is at an all-time low. Cohabitation
has increased from a half-million couples in 1960 to more than 5
million in 2000 to even more this year. Gay marriages and civil
unions are redefining what it means to be a family. And organized
religions are suffering, even as Americans continue to think of
themselves as a religious people. Obama's inauguration was a
defining moment in the political destiny of this country, based
largely on demographic shifts, as described in "Barack Obama's
America."
John Kenneth White is Professor of Politics at the Catholic
University of America in Washington, D.C.
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