Allan J. Lichtman je uznávaný historik a profesor historie na American University ve Washingtonu, D.C. Je autorem řady ceněných knih o politické historii USA, ve kterých zkoumá vzestup amerického konzervativního hnutí a jeho dopad na národ. Svým inovativním modelem pro predikci výsledků prezidentských voleb, který byl od roku 1984 vždy přesný, si získal renomé autority v oblasti volebního procesu. Jeho hluboké znalosti a analytický přístup z něj činí vyhledávaného komentátora v médiích.
Thirteen Cracks examines the most vulnerable areas in American democracy in the wake of Donald Trump's presidency. Best-selling author Allen J. Lichtman explains in historical context how President Trump uniquely and outrageously exploited these weak spots and proposes a fix for each challenge.
Americans have died for the right to vote, yet our democratic system guarantees no one, not even citizens, the opportunity to elect a government. Allan Lichtman calls attention to the founders' greatest error--leaving the franchise to the discretion of individual states--and explains why it has triggered an unending struggle over voting rights.
Lichtman has written what may be the most important book of the year. The Hill
In Predicting the Next President political analyst and historian Allan J. Lichtman presents thirteen historical factors, or keys (four political, seven performance, and two personality), that determine the outcome of presidential elections.
Prominent political analyst and historian, Allan J. Lichtman, presents thirteen historical factors, or 'keys,' that have successfully predicted the outcome of presidential elections from 1860 to 2004.