“Originally published in 2006, Mississippi Politics has quickly become the definitive work on the state's political history, campaigns, legislative battles, and litigation, as well as how Mississippi has shaped and been shaped by national political and regional trends”. While the second edition of the book still shows Mississippi's gradual change from a blue state to a red state, it also examines the aftermath of Haley Barbour's 2007 reelection campaign along with the 2008 presidential election. The one thing I found most interesting thing about this book has nothing to do with its content but everything to do with the two authors Jere Nash and Andy Taggart. Jere Nash is a well-known Democrat who has held many political positions, including chief of staff to former governor Ray Mabus, also a Democrat. Andy Taggart is a Republican who, like Nash, has held several positions including chief of staff to former Republican governor Kirk Fordice. The fact that they worked together well enough to write a book about Mississippi politics leads me to believe two things. First, I believe this book is an accurate account of the history of Mississippi politics because it was written by two men who were members of different political parties. Second, I believe that if Nash and Taggart can work together to produce something great, the Mississippi Democratic and Republican parties can too. I think it's interesting how Mississippi went from “Democratic stronghold to Republican stronghold,” but I think the transition was predictable. In Mississippi during the 1950s and 1960s, the political ideology of White Democrats was similar to the ideology of the Republican Party nationwide, not the national Democratic Party. Chapters... half of the paper... that users should read because it is a chapter that requires commitment and passion. “We didn't have a partisan revolution in Mississippi. We have had an evolution. In retrospect, it seems like a natural progression, even if it didn't seem that way along the way. Although Haley Barbour made previous comments about the rise of the Republican Party in Mississippi, Nash and Taggart point out that her comments can be generalized to every aspect of Mississippi politics. I agree that over the decades Mississippi politics has evolved, through a slow natural progression, to what it is today. While the changes have been monumental, I agree with Nash and Taggart's point that producing substantive change in the future of Mississippi politics will be a hard-fought battle led by leaders who are not afraid to push the issue forward. Cited Mississippi Politics