The Big Sort : Republicans

No, We Didn’t: America Hasn't Changed as Much as Tuesday’s Results Would Indicate

Bill Bishop — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:22:00 GMT

One week after a historic presidential campaign that ended with the election of a man who billed himself as a post-partisan candidate of a unified America, this country is more divided than it was four or eight years ago. Or, less abstractly, while some...(read more)

Spank Your Kids? You Likely Vote Republican.

Bill Bishop — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:11:00 GMT

While the rest of political journalism continues to parse the electorate by ways of life described by the U.S. census— Matt Bai gets up close and chummy with "white guys" in the Times over the weekend—we at The Big Sort will consider two measures that...(read more)

Realignment? Nope. Just More of The Same.

Bill Bishop — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:09:00 GMT

A few days after the 2006 election, the Washington Post announced , " 'God gap' in American politics has narrowed substantially." By 2006, so went the theory, evangelicals were disgruntled with George W. Bush. All the fundamentalists, charismatics, megachurchers,...(read more)

If This Is a "Change" Election, Then What's Changed?

Bill Bishop — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:56:00 GMT

Let's consider what's not new in this election. There's a lot. The last five or six elections have been pushed along by trends that have been in place since the mid-1970s. Despite the extraordinary circumstances this year, the basic political contours...(read more)