Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Democrats tend to win in wealthy states, while Republicans tend to get the votes of wealthy voters. Columbia statistics and political science professor Andrew Gelman explains American voting patterns, and debunks what he calls the myth of red America/blue America. His new book is Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State.

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