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  • Patrick Ruffini has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of November 9, 2024.
  • Patrick Ruffini has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of November 9, 2024.
  • Those books came up in 1 episode, as of November 9, 2024.
  • The 3 books Patrick Ruffini has mentioned in the most episodes, as of November 9, 2024: Shaping Our Nation, Steadfast Democrats and The real majority.
  • The latest episode with a book mention from Patrick Ruffini aired on November 9, 2024.

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Guest on The Ezra Klein Show · 3 books · 1 episode across 1 podcast

Patrick Ruffini appeared on The Ezra Klein Show to discuss political trends and electorate shifts, offering listeners three distinct book recommendations at the conclusion of the episode. Ruffini first recommended Steadfast Democrats by Ismail K. White and Chryl N. Laird, a book he also discussed earlier in the conversation when exploring the historical solidity of Black voters within the Democratic Coalition and the social pressures that influence voting norms. For his second recommendation, Ruffini selected The Real Majority by Richard M. Scammon and Ben J. Wattenberg, a Nixon-era text that he used to draw historical parallels regarding white working-class voters moving toward the Republican Party. Finally, Ruffini recommended The New Americans by Michael Barone, published twenty years prior to the episode, to analyze historical patterns of immigrant group assimilation and political migration, comparing older immigrant groups such as the Irish, Italians, and Jews to newer segments of the modern electorate. Through these selections, Ruffini provided historical context for contemporary political realignments.

Books Patrick Ruffini recommended or discussed

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  1. Shaping Our Nation

    Michael Barone · Recommended · 1 episode

    Shaping Our Nation is a historical analysis examining the demographic and political patterns of immigrant groups in the United States.

    Recommended
    “the third book is one from 20 years ago called the new Americans by Michael Baron which um looks at the history of immigrant groups in the United States from the Italians to the Irish to uh the Jews and really finds analogues in sort of newer groups in the electorate”
    The Ezra Klein Show The Book That Predicted the 2024 Election 2024-11-09 Listen at 1:00:09
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. Steadfast Democrats

    Ismail K. White; Chryl N. Laird · Recommended · 1 episode

    Steadfast Democrats by Ismail K. White and Chryl N. Laird is a political science book that investigates the historical evolution of Black politics in the modern era and examines why Black voters have remained overwhelmingly aligned with the Democratic coalition.

    Recommended
    “and there's a great book I was probably going to call it out at the end with your three books a segment called steadfast Democrats by Ismail white and Cheryl L which really talks about the ways in which we would have expected black voters to move more away from the Democratic party based on changes and sort of their”
    The Ezra Klein Show The Book That Predicted the 2024 Election 2024-11-09 Listen at 24:58
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. The real majority

    Richard M. Scammon; Wattenberg, Ben J.; Scammon, Richard M.; Richard M. Scammon And Ben J. Wattenberg · Recommended · 1 episode

    The Real Majority by Richard M. Scammon and Ben J. Wattenberg is a prominent political analysis book originally published in the early 1970s that examines voting patterns and demographic shifts within the American electorate.

    Recommended
    “the second one is a book that was written in the early 1970s called the real majority by Richard scaman and Ben wattenberg this was a Nixon era book that really had been looking at what seemed like the changes in the electorate then among white working class voters moving into the Republican party”
    The Ezra Klein Show The Book That Predicted the 2024 Election 2024-11-09 Listen at 58:49
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
The Book That Predicted the 2024 ElectionThe Ezra Klein Show2024-11-094