"The Stronghold: How Republicans Captured Congress But Surrendered The White House"

  The Republican Party has lost five of the last six popular votes in Presidential elections. But Republicans have found much more success in Congress. Last week, they took control of the U.S. House and Senate and have been well-represented in Congress for the past two decades. Why the discrepancy? Thomas Schaller answers that question in his latest book, The Stronghold: How Republicans Captured Congress But Surrendered The White House. Schaller is a professor of political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Schaller will be speaking at the Ivy Bookshop on February 4th at 7 p.m. More details at their website.