Review of State of Change: Colorado Politics in the Twenty-First Century. Edited by Courtenay W. Daum, Robert 1. Duffy, and John A. Straayer.

Authors

Robert R. Preuhs, Metropolitan State University of DenverFollow

Date of this Version

Fall 2012

Citation

Great Plains Research, Volume 22, Number 2, Fall 2012, p. 217.

Comments

© Copyright 2012 by the Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Abstract

This edited volume compiles an impressive set of contributions covering the complexity, causes, and implications of the transformation of Colorado politics and policy over the last few decades. Several chapters illustrate how demographics, institutions, and public policy altered the makeup of what was once considered a fairly solid red state into one with a more purple hue. Combined with chapters examining recent constraints on legislative authority and Colorado's fiscal policy, the volume represents an exceptional look into the changing nature of Colorado politics and serves as both a historical narrative and solid political analysis that should be compulsory reading for anyone interested in politics in the state and region.