Change and Continuity in the 2008 and 2010 Elections

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-60871-798-9
Verlag: CQ Press

Buch, Englisch, 472 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 662 g

In this era of electoral volatility and deep public divide, the mood - and results - of the 2008 and 2010 elections could not have been more different. How do the lessons drawn from the 2008 elections apply to 2010? In careful analysis of both contests, the authors examine the midterm election results and then turn to their analysis of the National Election Study surveys, while making sure to incorporate and discuss the most recent literature. Updates to this edition include coverage of: • the difference between the 2008 and 2010 electorates; • the dominance of the economy in both races and their outcomes; • the impact of unified party government on nationalizing elections; • the virtual elimination of "cross-pressured" congressional districts; • the magnitude of campaign spending and its consequences; • the role of the Tea Party movement; and • the outlook for the 2012 elections - and likely presidential candidates. As with all books in the Change and Continuity series, the authors present election data in a straightforward, accessible manner with an array of thorough, yet student-friendly graphics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abramson, Paul R.

Aldrich, John

Rohde, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen

Über Autor(innen)

Aldrich, John
John H. Aldrich is Pfizer-Pratt University Professor of Political Science at Duke University. He is author of Why Parties: A Second Look (2011), coeditor of Positive Changes in Political Science (2007), and author of Why Parties (1995) and Before the Convention (1980). He is a past president of both the Southern Political Science Association and the Midwest Political Science Association and is serving as president of the American Political Science Association. In 2001 he was elected a fellow in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Abramson, Paul R.
Paul R. Abramson is professor of political science at Michigan State University. He is coauthor of ValueChange in Global Perspective (1995) and author of Political Attitudes in America (1983), The Political Socialization of Black Americans (1977), and Generational Change in American Politics (1975).

Rohde, David
David W. Rohde is Ernestine Friedl Professor of Political Science and director of the Political Institutions and Public Choice Program at Duke University. He is coeditor of Why Not Parties? (2008), author of Parties and Leaders in the Postreform House (1991), coeditor of Home Style and Washington Work (1989), and coauthor of Supreme Court Decision Making (1976).