Michael Tesler

A gripping in-depth account of the 2016 presidential election that explains Donald Trump's historic victory. Identity Crisis provides a gripping account of the campaign that appeared to break all the political rules—but in fact didn't. The book takes readers from the bruising primaries to an election night whose outcome defied the predictions of the pollsters and pundits. Donald Trump's election...

When Barack Obama won the presidency, many posited that we were entering into a post-racial period in American politics. Regrettably, the reality hasn’t lived up to that expectation. Instead, Americans’ political beliefs have become significantly more polarized by racial considerations than they had been before Obama’s presidency—in spite of his administration’s considerable efforts to neutralize the political impact of race....