The Surge: 2014's Big GOP Win and What It Means for the Next Presidential Election

by Kyle Kondik, Geoffrey Skelley, Alan I. Abramowitz, Mark Blumenthal, Jamelle Bouie

Overview

The 2014 midterm election was one of the most significant in recent memory, with a decisive turning of the tables in favor of Republicans. With a now-Republican-controlled Senate and House at odds with a Democratic president with only two years left in office, the fault lines within and between both parties have never been more tenuous. In this book, prominent elections scholar and political commentator Larry J. Sabato brings together respected journalists and experts from across the political spectrum to examine every facet of the midterm election results and the implications for the 2016 election cycle. In frank, accessible prose, each author offers insight that goes beyond the headlines to analyze what the midterm results mean and what is at stake in the coming presidential race.

Contributions by: Alan I. Abramowitz, Mark Blumenthal, Jamelle Bouie, Rhodes Cook, Robert Costa, Ariel Edwards-Levy, James Hohmann, Jill Lawrence, Joshua T. Putnam, Michael E. Toner, Karen E. Trainer, Sean Trende

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442246348
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/17/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Larry J. Sabato is the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia and director of its Center for Politics. Sabato's Crystal Ball is the must read source for political junkies on election analysis and predictions.

Kyle Kondik is the Washington director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics and managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, the center’s nonpartisan newsletter on American campaigns and elections.

Geoffrey Skelley is media relations coordinator for the University of Virginia Center for Politics and associate editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball.

Table of Contents

1. A Midterm Course Correction, Larry J. Sabato
2. The Primaries of 2014: More Than Meets the Eye, Rhodes Cook
3. The 2014 Senate Elections—and Beyond, James Hohmann
4. The State of the House: The Midterm’s Presidential Penalty Strikes Again, Kyle Kondik
5. It’s Good to Be a Republican: The Governors’ Edition, Geoffrey Skelley
6. The Money Game: Emerging Campaign Finance Trends and Their Impact on 2014 and Beyond, Michael E. Toner and Karen E. Trainer
7. The State of the Polling Industry, Mark Blumenthal and Ariel Edwards-Levy
8. Obama’s Last Chance to Come Through in a Crunch, Jill Lawrence
9. Barack Obama and the Democrats’ 2016 Dilemma, Jamelle Bouie
10. A Brief Celebration: The Future of the Republican Party, Robert Costa
11. Fighting the Last Battle, Fighting the Same Battle: The 2016 Presidential Nomination Process, Joshua T. Putnam
12. The Path to the Presidency: The Past and Future Look of the Electoral College, Sean Trende
13. Through a Glass Darkly: The Outlook for the 2016 Presidential Election, Alan I. Abramowitz

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Larry Sabato’s Barack Obama and the New America: “This book will serve as an excellent introduction to the science of politics as well as an update for experts in the field. Highly recommended.”

From the Publisher

Praise for Larry Sabato’s Barack Obama and the New America: “This book will serve as an excellent introduction to the science of politics as well as an update for experts in the field. Highly recommended.

Choice Reviews