Table of Contents

Preface vii

Introduction - As Goes Ohio, So Goes the Nation 1

1 Pennsylvania - The Really Rusty Rust Belt 22

2 Michigan - Made in America! Bring Back the Jobs! 38

3 Texas - Build the Wall! Build the Wall! 58

4 Florida - Please Use the Front Door 78

5 Massachusetts - Not All Irish Americans Are Clinton-Loving Democrats 97

6 Ohio - Preacher's Wife Pops Pain Pills in Prison 114

7 Kentucky - The Coal Miner's Daughter's Solar Panels 128

8 Virginia - The Red Women of Powhatan County 141

9 North Carolina - Holidaymakers Splash as Local Children Go Hungry 157

10 Wisconsin - Visit Early, Visit Often for How Not to Lose a Race Before It Begins) 174

11 New York - Wealthy and Red in Manhattan 191

Conclusion - It's a Numbers Game 201

Notes 219