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Epic journey : the 2008 elections and American politics / James W. Ceaser, Andrew E. Busch, and John J. Pitney, Jr.
LIBRA JK526 2008 C43 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ceaser, James W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--United States--Election--2008.
- Presidents.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 221 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2009]
- Summary:
- With President George W. Bush's approval ratings at record lows, the 2008 election was a contest that Democrats were predicted to win. And with Barack Obama's victory over John McCain, they did. But it was the highly unlikely journey to this likely destination that set this presidential election apart from others.
- As they have every four years since 1992, James W. Ceaser and Andrew E. Busch once again provide the most comprehensive and authoritative account of the presidential election. Joined on this book by John J. Pitney, Jr., the authors chronicle the epic journey-culminating in the election of the first African American president-of a group of extraordinary candidates and a nation.
- Contents:
- 1 The Scope and Meaning of the Democratic Victory 1
- 2 George W. Bush: The Other Candidate 35
- 3 The Republican Nomination Contest 53
- 4 The Democratic Nomination Contest 89
- 5 The General Election Campaign 131
- 6 Congressional and State Elections 163
- 7 The Future of American Politics and Institutions 189.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780742561359
- 0742561356
- 9780742561366
- 0742561364
- 9780742599680
- 074259968X
- OCLC:
- 297206917
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