Key states, high stakes : Sarah Palin, the Tea Party, and the 2010 elections / edited by Charles S. Bullock, III.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bullock, Charles S., III, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Palin, Sarah, 1964-.

United States. Congress--Elections, 2010.

United States.

Palin, Sarah, 1964---Political activity.

Palin, Sarah.

Palin, Sarah, 1964---Influence.

United States. Congress.

Tea Party movement.

Political participation.

United States--Politics and government--2009-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

viii, 245 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2012]

Summary:

In this new edited volume, Charles S. Bullock III collects original contributions from top political scientists to evaluate Sarah Palin and the Tea Party's role in the 2010 midterm elections. Key States, High Stakes: Sarah Palin, the Tea Party, and the 2010 Elections focuses on states where Republicans had the chance to pick up Senate seats, as well as examining GOP Senate primaries if they involved a Palin or a Tea Party nominee facing an establishment favorite. Bullock concludes the anthology with a chapter on the legacy of the Tea Party and of Sarah Palin on American politics.

Contents:

1 The 2010 Elections / Charles S. Bullock, III Bullock, Charles S., III 1

Part 1 Sarah Palin's Mama Grizzlies

2 Mama Grizzly Nearly Trapped: New Hampshire's Republican Senate Primary / Dante J. Scala Scala, Dante J. 13

3 Sacrificing Electoral Viability for Ideological Purity: Christine O'Donnell and the Delaware Senate Race / Daniel C. Reed Reed, Daniel C. 25

4 Nevada: The Tea Party Takes On Harry Reid but from the Wrong Angle / Ted G. Jelen Jelen, Ted G. 39

5 "A Deep Blue Hole"? California, the Tea Party, and the 2010 Midterm Elections / Amy Widestrom Widestrom, Amy, Christopher Dennis Dennis, Christopher 51

Part 2 Tea Party Favorites

6 Florida: A Plummeting Economy, Tea Parties, and Palin Give GOP a Clean Sweep / Susan A. MacManus MacManus, Susan A., David J. Bonanza Bonanza, David J., Mary L. Moss Moss, Mary L. 65

7 Randslide: Tea Party Success in the Establishment's Backyard / Joel Turner Turner, Joel, Scott Lasley Lasley, Scott 79

8 Ron Johnson: The Accidental Tea Partier / Geoffrey Peterson Peterson, Geoffrey 91

9 The Pennsylvania Senate Race: Toomey's Time / Stanley P. Berard Berard, Stanley P. 101

10 Colorado: The Centennial State Bucks the National Trend / M. Jean Kingston Kingston, M. Jean 113

11 The 2010 West Virginia Senate Race / Robert Rupp Rupp, Robert 125

12 The Empire Strikes Back: The 2010 Elections in New York / Costas Panagopoulos Panagopoulos, Costas 137

Part 3 States Not in the Tea Party Playbook

13 Arkansas: The Kettle That Didn't Whistle / Andrew Dowdle Dowdle, Andrew, Joseph D. Giammo Giammo, Joseph D. 153

14 Coats vs. Ellsworth: The 2010 Indiana Senate Race / Michael A. Maggiotto Maggiotto, Michael A., Raymond H. Scheele Scheele, Raymond H. 165

15 The Blue and the Red in the Land of Obama: The 2010 Midterms in Illinois / Janna L. Deitz Deitz, Janna L. 177

16 The 2010 Washington U.S. Senate Race: Two Familiar Faces and Two Potential Wild Cards / Edward Anegon Anegon, Edward, David Nice Nice, David 189

17 Connecticut: Too Liberal to Be Palin's Cup of Tea / Diana Evans Evans, Diana 199

18 Conclusion: Evaluating Palin, the Tea Party, and Demint Influences / Charles S. Bullock, III Bullock, Charles S., III 211.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442210950

1442210958

9781442210967

1442210966

9781442210974

1442210974

OCLC:

707966841