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Divided States of America: The Slash and Burn Politics of the 2004 Presidential Election
Larry J. Sabato, University of Virginia

ISBN-10: 0321277643
ISBN-13: 9780321277640

Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper; 240 pp
Published: 06/02/2005

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A follow-up to his best-selling Get in the Booth! A Citizen’s Guide to the 2004 Election, this new book looks back at the 2004 campaigns and election and offers fresh analyses and trenchant commentary by Larry Sabato and a team of top election scholars and journalists.

 

This new book by Larry Sabato offers exciting commentaries and analyses on the divisive 2004 election from the scholars and journalists who were closest to it.  From the rise and fall of Howard Dean to the “Bush Mandate,” and from the impact of campaign finance laws to the role of religion, this book offers insights on an array of the most significant events and issues that dominated the most intense and important election in recent memory.

 

  • Provides a complete and engaging analysis of the most important factors in the 2004 election, including campaign finance laws, the impact of the Internet, the effectiveness of John Kerry in the “red states," the role of the news media, and the part played by religion.
  • Includes original chapters by Larry Sabato, a nationally renowned election scholar and commentator.
  • Includes contributed chapters from some of the foremost journalists and scholars who followed the election, including Charlie Cook (National Journal), Will Saletan (Slate.com), Rhodes Cook (The Rhodes Cook Letter), Chuck Todd and Vaughn Ververs (The Hotline), Michael Toner (Federal Election Commission), Susan MacManus (University of South Florida), and Russell Muirhead, Nancy L. Rosenblum, Daniel Schlozman, and Francis X. Shen (Harvard University).

 

Introduction.

Larry J. Sabato.

University of Virginia Center for Politics.

1. Nominations and Conventions.

Brooke Brower.

Formerly of the ABC News Political Unit.

2. Campaign 2004: The Hidden Story.

Chuck Todd.

The Hotline.

3. The Rise and Fall of Howard Dean.

Claude Marx.

The Eagle-Tribune.

4. The Election That Broke the Rules.

Larry J. Sabato.

University of Virginia Center for Politics.

5. A Bush Mandate? It’s in the Eye of the Beholder.

Rhodes Cook.

The Rhodes Cook Letter.

6. Kerry in the Red States: Fighting an Uphill Battle from the Start.

Susan MacManus.

University of South Florida.

7. Swift Boats and Tax Hikes: Campaign Advertising in the 2004 Election.

Paul Freedman.

University of Virginia.

8. A New Media.

Vaughn Ververs.

The Hotline.

9. The Impact of the New Campaign Finance Law on the 2004 Presidential Election.

Michael Toner.

FEC.

10. Going Broadband, Getting Netwise: The Cyber-Education of John Kerry and other Political Actors.

Michael Cornfield.

PEW Internet and American Life Project.

11. Politics and Religion.

Russell Muirhead, Nancy L. Rosenblum, Daniel Schlozman, Francis X. Shen.

Harvard University.

12. The 2004 Congressional Elections.

Bruce Larson.

Fairleign Dickinson University.

13. Conclusion.

Will Saletan.

Slate.com.

14. Conclusion.

Charlie Cook.

Cook Political Report.

For American Government


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