Midterm madness : the elections of 2002 / edited by Larry J. Sabato.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sabato, Larry

Series:

Center for Politics series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Elections, 2002.

United States.

United States. Congress.

Elections--United States.

Elections.

Physical Description:

xiv, 280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2003]

Summary:

The midterm contests for the Senate, House of Representatives, and 36 governorships produced drama aplenty in 2002. A tragic plane crash killed a U.S. senator just ten days before the election, casting his state into mourning and political confusion. Anot

Contents:

1 The George W. Bush Midterm: From Popular-Vote Loser to Political Colossus in Two Not-So-Easy Election Steps / Larry J. Sabato 1

2 Air Force Won / Chuck Todd 35

3 Playing Second Fiddle: Political Ads, International Newsmakers Bury Election Coverage / Mark Jurkowitz 47

4 Starting to Click: Online Campaigning in the 2002 Elections / Michael Cornfield 57

5 U. S. House Races: Republican Resurgence after Eight Lean Years / Maureen Schweers 67

6 Iowa Senate: Harkin's Best Yet / Mike Glover 77

7 Minnesota Senate: Tragedy and Triumph in a National Headline Contest / Daniel J.B. Hofrenning 85

8 Missouri Senate: Sympathy's Time Limit for Jean Carnahan / Steve Kraske 95

9 New Jersey Senate: Back to the Future as Torricelli Yields to Lautenberg / Bruce A. Larson 105

10 New Hampshire Senate: Down to the Wire in New Hampshire / Linda L. Fowler 125

11 North Carolina Senate: Dole Finally Beats Clinton (Sort Of) / Ryan Thornburg 137

12 South Dakota Senate: George Bush vs. Tom Daschle, Once Removed / David Kranz 145

13 Tennessee Senate: The Resurrection of Lamar Alexander / James W. Brosnan 155

14 Texas Senate: A Race about Race / Jay Root 167

15 It's a Sonny Day in Georgia / Charles S. Bullock III 177

16 California Governor: Don't Vote, It Will Only Encourage Them / Mark Z. Barabak 187

17 Florida Governor: Three Elections in One / Susan A. MacManus 195

18 Illinois Governor: It Was More Than the Ryan Name / Paul Green 209

19 Iowa Governor: Vilsack Gets an Encore / David Yepsen 219

20 Maryland Governor: The Close of Camelot / Daniel LeDuc 225

21 Minnesota Governor: The End of the Ventura Interlude / Holly A. Heyser 233

22 Pennsylvania Governor: Philadelphia Gets a Governor / Thomas Fitzgerald 247

23 Texas Governor: The Democratic "Dream Team" Bites the Dust / Peggy Fikac 255

24 A Final Look in the Rearview Mirror for 2002: The Midterm Map of America / Larry J. Sabato 263.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0742526852

0742526860

OCLC:

51559074