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The swing voter in American politics / William G. Mayer, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Voting--United States.
- Voting.
- Elections--United States.
- Elections.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (168 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Fills conceptual gap concerning the swing voter. Answers four questions: What is a swing voter? How to identify them? Do they differ from the rest of the electorate? What is their role? Presents a picture of this key political group, tracking them across six decades of national and local elections"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- What exactly is a swing voter? definition and measurement / William G. Mayer
- Swing voters in the Gallup poll, 1944 to 2004 / Jeffrey M. Jones
- Campaign dynamics and the swing vote in the 2004 election / Michael Dimock, April Clark, and Juliana Menasce Horowitz
- Swing voting and U.S. presidential elections / Daron R. Shaw
- Swing voters in subnational campaigns / Jeffrey M. Stonecash
- Swing voters? Hah! the not very "persuadables" and the not really "undecideds" in 2004 / Adam Clymer and Ken Winneg
- Do swing voters swing elections? / James E. Campbell
- Conclusion : the state of the discussion / William G. Mayer and Ruy Teixeira.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780815755326
- 0815755325
- OCLC:
- 818846703
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