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The Roads to Congress 2008

von: Robert Dewhirst, Ken Hechler, Sunil Ahuja, Jeffrey S. Ashley, Margaret E. Banyan, Peter Bergerson, William Binning, Robert J. Duffy, Sean Foreman, Richard Gelm, Marcia Godwin, Andrew Kear, Jeffrey Kraus, Tom Lansford, Amy Lauren Lovecraft, Gerald McBeath, John David Rausch Jr, Bob N. Roberts, Kyle L. Saunders, Justin Sinner, Dan Smith, Joshua Stockley, Robert P. Watson
124,99 €
Verlag:	Lexington Books
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	13.04.2010
ISBN/EAN:	9780739142110
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	322

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Titelbeschreibung

The Roads to Congress 2008 offers readers straightfoward and detailed case studies of the campaigns, candidates, key issues, and outcomes of over one dozen of the most important and interesting races of 2008. This includes both House and Senate campaigns, contests from all regions of the country, and seats held by Democrats and Republicans, as well as open seats. Every two years the pageantry of American politics unfolds when all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and roughly one-third of those in the U.S. Senate are up for election. These elections provide voters with an opportunity to evaluate their members of Congress and the institution as a whole. They also offer a regular and frequent barometer for the health and practice of American democracy. The 2008 election cycle, in particular, was in many ways one of the most intriguing and pivotal elections in many years and for many reasons, which are explored in this book.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

The book offers lively and highly readable case studies of the most intriguing and important congressional races of 2008. Both House and Senate races are included and each case covers the same topics presented in the same order within the cases. This includes profiles of both candidates and the congressional district or state of the senate race, as well as a discussion of the main policy issues of the campaign, campaign strategy, media coverage of the candidates, interest group involvement and resulting vote.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Foreword
 Part 2 INTRODUCTION
 Chapter 3 1. The 2008 Congressional Elections
 Part 4 HOUSE ELECTIONS
 Chapter 5 2. Mississippi District 1 Race (Childers v. Davis)
 Chapter 6 3. Missouri District 6 Race (Barns v. Graves)
 Chapter 7 4. Illinois District 14 Race (Foster v. Oberweis)
 Chapter 8 5. New York District 13Race (McMahon v. Straniere)
 Chapter 9 6. Texas District 23 Race (Rodriguez v. Larson)
 Chapter 10 7. California District 26 Race (Warner versus Dreier)
 Chapter 11 8. Ohio District 16 Race (Boccieri v. Schuring)
 Chapter 12 9. Florida District 21 Race (Martinez v. L. Diaz-Balart) Florida District 25 Race (Garcia v. M. Diaz-Balart)
 Chapter 13 10. Florida District 13 Race (Jennings v. Buchanan)
 Part 14 SENATE ELECTIONS
 Chapter 15 11. Louisiana Senate Race (Landreieu v. Kennedy)
 Chapter 16 12. Virginia Senate Race (Warner v. Gilmore)
 Chapter 17 13. Alaska Senate Race (Begich v. Stevens)
 Chapter 18 14. Colorado Senate Race (Udall v. Schaffer)
 Part 19 CONCLUSION
 Chapter 20 15. The Legacy of Election 2008
 Chapter 21 Appendixes
 Chapter 22 About the Contributors

Autorenportrait

Robert P. Watson is the Director of American Studies at Lynn University. He is also the author and editor of many books, including The Presidents' Wives, Israel and the Legacy of Harry S. Truman, and America's War on Terror.