The Roads to Congress 2008
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780739142097 |
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Publisher: | Lexington Books |
Publication date: | 04/13/2010 |
Pages: | 322 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Foreword Congressman Ken Heckler ix
Preface Robert P. Watson Robert Dewhirst xv
Part I Introduction
1 The 2008 Congressional Elections: The "Other" Democratic Victory of 2008 Robert P. Watson 3
Part II House Elections
2 Mississippi District 1 Race (Childers v. Davis): Three Elections and a Stunning Upset Tom Lansford 17
3 Missouri District 6 Race (Barns v. Graves): "Change" Comes Up Short against a Negative "Values" Campaign in a Rural District Daniel E. Smith 33
4 Illinois District 14 Race (Foster v. Oberweis): A National Proxy Fight for a Special Election and a Former Speaker's Seat Jeffrey Ashley Justin Sinner 53
5 New York District 13 Race (McMahon v. Straniere): A Congressman's Fall from Grace Turns a Red Seat Blue Jeffrey Kraus 73
6 Texas District 23 Race (Rodriguez v. Larson); A Vulnerable Candidate in a High-Profile Race...Proves to Be Neither John David Rausch Jr. 95
7 California District 26 Race (Warner v. Dreier): Anti-Republican Sentiment Proved No Match for Money and Incumbency Marcia Godwin Richard Gelm 111
8 Ohio District 16 Race (Boccieri v. Schuring): One of the Nation's Most Competitive Open Seats William Binning Sunil Ahuja 127
9 Florida District 21 Race (Martinez v. L. Diaz-Balart) and Florida District 25 Race (Garcia v. M. Diaz-Balart): The Change in "Little Havana" That Did Not Happen Sean Foreman 147
10 Florida District 13 Race (Jennings v. Buchanan): Rematch-a Clash of Politics and Personalities Peter Bergerson Margaret E. Banyan 169
Part III Senate Elections
11 Louisiana Senate Race (Landrieu v. Kennedy): History and Incumbency Benefit a Vulnerable Candidate Joshua Stockley 185
12 Virginia Senate Race (Warner v. Gilmore): A Presidential Campaign and a New Kind of Democrat Turn the Old Dominion Blue Bob N. Roberts 205
13 Alaska Senate Race (Begich v. Stevens): Scandal, Upset, and the End of an Era Gerald McBeath Amy Lauren Lovecraft 227
14 Colorado Senate Race (Udall v. Schaffer): A Campaign of Ideological Differences and a Changed Political Landscape Robert J. Duffy Kyle L Saunders Andrew Kear 245
Part IV Conclusion
15 The Legacy of Election 2008 Robert Dewhirst 271
Appendix A Constitutional Requirements for Congress 281
Appendix B Party Control of Congress 283
Appendix C Length of Service in Congress 285
Appendix D Reelection Rates in Congress 287
Appendix E Margins of Victory in Congressional Elections 289
Appendix F Voting Turnout in Congressional Elections 291
Index 293
Contributors 301