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Renowned political analyst Larry J. Sabato once again brings together the nation's most insightful analysts and astute observers of American politics to examine thePendulum Swingmidterm elections of 2010. Pendulum Swingdissects the political momentum that is leading to significant projected Republican gains in the Senate, House, and Governorships. While many political observers only offer a high-level overview of the events and factors that shape the outcome, Dr. Sabato and his team of contributing experts delve into the overlooked details to offer unique analysis from several different angles.

Larry J. Sabato is founder and director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. A renowned political prognosticator, he correctly projected–as early as July 2008–that Barack Obama would win the Presidency in a near-landslide. He predicted a 364-174 margin in the Electoral College, just one vote away from the final tally of 365-173, and forecasted President Obama's exact 53% popular vote margin. He accurately predicted 99% of Senate, House, and Governor winners in both the 2006 and 2008 elections.

Acknowledgements	p. ix
The Big Picture
Pendulum Swing	p. 3
Right Turn: The 2010 Midterm Elections	p. 45
The Battle for the Senate: The Republicans Fall Short	p. 61
The 2010 Gubernatorial Elections	p. 73
Bringing Down the House: Reliving the GOP's Historic House Gains	p. 83
Money and Media
Money Worries: Campaign Financing and Spending in the 2010 Elections	p. 113
The Impact of the Federal Election Laws on the 2010 Midterm Election	p. 131
Midterm Media Explosion	p. 157
Senate and Gubernatorial Races
California: The Great Exception	p. 175
The Perils of Holding a Tea Party at High Altitude: Colorado's Senate and Gubernatorial Elections in 2010	p. 189
Of Witches' Brew and Tea Party Too!: 2010 Delaware Senate Race	p. 209
Florida: A "Red Tide" Beaches All Democrats Running Statewide; U.S. Senate and Gubernatorial Races Highly Nationalized	p. 217
As Far as Politics and Governance Goes à Illinois' Governor and Senate Races	p. 239
Indiana Senate: Bayh Dominoes	p. 251
Iowa's 2010 Gubernatorial Race: Money, the Economy, and Same-Sex Marriage	p. 257
"Not That Expensive, but Certainly Nasty and Weird": the 2010 Kentucky Senate Race	p. 269
The Maryland Governor's Race: The Old Line State Bucks the National Tide	p. 283
Breaking the Wave: The Massachusetts Gubernatorial Race of 2010	p. 291
The Republican Revival in Michigan	p. 301
Bellwether Backdrop for Blunt's Blowout: The Missouri Senate Race	p. 307
A Tale of Two Reids: Nevada's Senate and Governor Races of 2010	p. 315
New Hampshire: The Swing State Swings Right	p. 329
New York: A Protest Opportunity Squandered	p. 335
The 2010 Ohio Midterms: Senate and Governor	p. 343
Pennsylvania: An Open-Seat Governor's Race and a Senate Incumbent Loses	p. 355
2010 Rhode Island Governor's Race	p. 373
South Carolina's Governor's Race	p. 381
Texas Governor's Race	p. 389
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