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The elections of 2004 / edited by Michael Nelson.
Van Pelt Library JK526 2004 .E64 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress--Elections, 2004.
- United States.
- United States. Congress.
- Presidents--United States--Election--2004.
- Presidents.
- Elections--United States.
- Elections.
- United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- x, 213 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2005]
- Summary:
- The elections of 2004 might not have been as protracted as in 2000, but the intensity of political polarization, the impact of money and fundraising, and the interplay of economic, cultural, and security issues were in dramatic effect. An insightful look at the 2004 elections, this highly anticipated volume offers students a road map for teasing out the tension and competition of particular races while giving perspective to the larger trends and implications of the election results. An invaluable resource when imparting the significance of voting and elections in the classroom, instructors can count on The Elections of 2004for a gripping read and unsurpassed analysis.Michael Nelson brings together a world-class team of contributors, with leading lights Gerald Pomper and Wilson Carey McWilliams new to this edition, along with the additional fresh perspectives from Barry Burden, Nicole Mellow and Marian Currinder.
- Contents:
- The setting : George W. Bush, majority president / Michael Nelson
- The nominations : technology, money, and transferable momentum / Barry C. Burden
- The presidential election : the ills of American politics after 9/11 / Gerald M. Pomper
- Voting behavior : the 2004 election and the roots of Republican success / Nicole Mellow
- The media : the challenge and promise of Internet politics / Matthew Robert Kerbel
- Campaign finance : funding the presidential and congressional elections / Marian Currinder
- The presidency : the 2004 elections and the prospects for leadership / Paul J. Quirk and Sean C. Matheson
- The Congress : the structural basis of Republican success / Gary C. Jacobson
- The meaning of the election : ownership and citizenship in American life / Wilson Carey McWilliams.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1568028342
- OCLC:
- 57564778
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