Epic Journey: The 2008 Elections and American Politics, Post-2010 Election Update
ISBN: 9781442211445 | 144221144X
Format: PaperbackPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
Pub. Date: 2/28/2011
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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.
Noted campaign scholars James W. Ceaser, Andrew E. Busch, and John J. Pitney, Jr. take readers along on the longest, most expensive, and in many ways most dramatic presidential campaign in American histor... MORE
Noted campaign scholars James W. Ceaser, Andrew E. Busch, and John J. Pitney, Jr. take readers along on the longest, most expensive, and in many ways most dramatic presidential campaign in American histor... MORE
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Prologue | p. ix |
| The Scope and Meaning of the Democratic Victory | p. 1 |
| George W. Bush: The Other Candidate | p. 35 |
| The Republican Nomination Contest | p. 53 |
| The Democratic Nomination Contest | p. 89 |
| The General Election Campaign | p. 131 |
| Congressional and State Elections | p. 163 |
| The Future of American Politics and Institut... MORE | p. 189 |
| Epilogue: 2010 | p. 211 |
| Index | p. 225 |
| About the Authors | p. 235 |
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James W. Ceaser is professor of politics at the University of Virginia. Andrew E. Busch is professor of government at Claremont McKenna College. John J. Pitney, Jr., is professor of government at Claremont McKenna College.
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