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Artikel-Nr:
9780739195253
Veröffentl:
2015
Seiten:
390
Autor:
Donald W. Beachler
eBook Typ:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book examines the phenomena of presidential swing states, exploring why some are capable of being decisive in determining who wins the presidency. Students in classes on American Politics and Government, Campaigns and Elections, State Politics, and the Presidency will all be well-served by this volume, as will journalists.
The 2016 presidential race is arguably already over in 40 states and the District of Columbia. If recent presidential election trends are any indication of what will happen in 2016, Democrats in Texas and Republicans in New York might as well stay home on election day because their votes will matter little in the presidential race. The same might be said for the voters in 38 other states too. Conversely, for those in Ohio, Florida, Colorado, Iowa, and a handful of other states, their votes matter. These states will be battered with a barrage of presidential candidate visits, commercials, political spending, and countless stories about them by the media. Understanding why the presidential race has been effectively reduced to only ten states is the subject of Presidential Swing States: Why Ten Only Matter. Stacey Hunter Hecht and David Schultz offer a first of its kind examination of why some states are swingers in presidential elections, capable of being won by either of the major candidates. Presidential Swing States describes what makes these few states unique and why the presidency is decided by who wins them. With cases studies written by prominent political scientists who are experts on these swing states, Presidential Swing States also explains why some states have been swingers but no longer are, why some are swinging, and what states beyond 2016 may be the future ones that decide the presidency.
Acknowledgments and Dedication
Introduction:
Swing-States and Presidential Elections
Stacey Hunter Hecht
David Schultz
Chapter 1
Purple Battlegrounds: Presidential Campaign Strategies and Swing State Voters
Scott L. McLean
Chapter 2
Missouri
The One That Got Away:
Missouri’s Break from Ultimate Swing State Status
Kenneth F. Warren and Rafael Jacob
Chapter 3
Ohio: The “Battleground of Battlegrounds”?
Henriët Hendriks
Bas van Doorn
Chapter 4
Florida: The Purple Sunshine State
Sean D. Foreman
Chapter 5
The Bluest Red State in America:
Exploring North Carolina’s Political Past, Present, and Future
Christopher A. Cooper
H. Gibbs Knotts
Chapter 6
The Badger State as a Battleground: Wisconsin Politics Past, Present, and Future
Aaron C. Weinschenk
Neil Kraus
Chapter 7
New Mexico: A Swing State No Longer?
Donald W. Beachler
Chapter 8
Contesting Colorado: The Politics of Change in the Centennial State.
Robert R. Preuhs
Norman Provizer
Andrew Thangasamy
Chapter 9
Swing State Politics in the Silver State
David F. Damore
Rebecca D. Gill
Chapter 10
Blue Dawn? New Hampshire and the
Limits of the New England Democratic Revival"
Niall Palmer
Chapter 11
Virginia: Not Leaving the Spotlight
John J. McGlennon
Chapter 12
Battleground Iowa: Swing State Extraordinaire
Donna R. Hoffman
Christopher W. Larimer, University of Northern Iowa
Chapter 13
Indiana Politics at a Crossroad: Democrats Competing in a Conservative State
Matthew L. Bergbower
Conclusion:
Why States Swing in American Presidential Elections
Stacey Hunter Hecht
David Schultz
About the Authors