Reddit mentions of What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America

I'm currently reading What's the Matter with Kansas? that looks into and attempts to explain why GOP voters keep voting against their own interests.

For those interested in what the result would be, check out this book another redditor pointed me toward. It is a very good look at Kansas, it's history and politics from the 1800s through current days. It is fascinating and a bit disturbing:

What's The Matter With Kansas by native Kansan Thomas Frank

Another fantastic book in the same vein is What's The Matter With Kansas? by Thomas Frank. Really does a great job explaining how conservatives have gotten people in the south and midwest to vote for them based on an ever changing idea of "conservative values" despite Republican economic policy being the opposite of what they should be voting for. Highly recommended.

That's the general subject matter of What's the Matter with Kansas?

Here ya go!

Yep. And liberals have been known to believe that at least as often as conservatives. To be fair, it's basic human nature: you construct your policies to help the people, and then the people reject you in favor of the other guy. So, is it easier to believe that you're just worse than the other guy, or that the voters are stupid?

Funny you should ask that way-

https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Matter-Kansas-Conservatives-America-ebook/dp/B003J4VEM2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494708066&sr=8-1&keywords=what%27s+the+matter+with+kansas

Two books related to upbringing and politics that you might enjoy: George Lakoff's Don't Think of an Elephant and Thomas Franks' What's the Matter with Kansas?

Lakoff also has some youtube videos of his lectures.

Makes me think of this book

I hear this book is a good source.