The surge : 2014's big GOP win and what it means for the next presidential election / edited by Larry J. Sabato with Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sabato, Larry, editor.

Kondik, Kyle.

Skelley, Geoffrey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Elections, 2014.

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).

United States. Congress.

Elections--United States.

Elections.

United States.

Physical Description:

vi, 241 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]

Summary:

"The 2014 midterm election could be one of the most significant in recent memory, with the strong possibility that Republicans will solidify control of congress and the promise of exposing the fault lines within and between both parties as we prepare for the next presidential election cycle. In this book, prominent elections scholar and political commentator Larry J. Sabato brings together respected journalists and experts from across the political spectrum to examine every facet of the midterm election results and the implications for the 2016 election cycle. In frank, accessible prose, each author offers insight that goes beyond the headlines to analyze what is at stake." -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A Midterm Course Correction, Larry J. Sabato - The Primaries of 2014: More Than Meets the Eye, Rhodes Cook - The 2014 Senate Elections

and Beyond, James Hohmann - The State of the House: The Midterm's Presidential Penalty Strikes Again, Kyle Kondik - It's Good to Be a Republican: The Governors' Edition, Geoffrey Skelley - The Money Game: Emerging Campaign Finance Trends and Their Impact on 2014 and Beyond, Michael E. Toner and Karen E. Trainer - The State of the Polling Industry, Mark Blumenthal and Ariel Edwards-Levy - Obama's Last Chance to Come Through in a Crunch, Jill Lawrence - Barack Obama and the Democrats' 2016 Dilemma, Jamelle Bouie - A Brief Celebration: The Future of the Republican Party, Robert Costa - Fighting the Last Battle, Fighting the Same Battle: The 2016 Presidential Nomination Process, Joshua T. Putnam - The Path to the Presidency: The Past and Future Look of the Electoral College, Sean Trende - Through a Glass Darkly: The Outlook for the 2016 Presidential Election, Alan I. Abramowitz

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442246324

1442246324

9781442246348

1442246340

OCLC:

902141482