WHITE RURAL RAGE The Threat to American Democracy

Ray Porter's straightforward presentation highlights Schaller and Waldman's observations on why white voters in rural America have been won over by candidates whose political actions oppose the voters' best interests. The authors detail ways that our system gives an inordinate advantage to these rural voters, who are vastly smaller in number than their urban counterparts. Porter speaks clearly and forcefully when delivering descriptions of racist, homophobic, and xenophobic attitudes affecting voting patterns in white rural America. The audiobook is filled with empirical data citing many polls and studies, which slow down the narration. Porter picks up the pace when conveying the authors' distaste for the rampant adherence to conspiracy theories in rural areas. A frightening exposition of a flawed electoral system. S.G. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2024]