Challenging the Incumbent: An Underdogs Undertaking
by Edward I. Sidlow, Lance Pressl, Philip M. Crane
Category: Political Science

Annotation Sidlow's new case study that animates the scholarship on congressional elections as it tells an intimate, behind-the-scenes story of the 2000 congressional race in Illinois's 8th district. Lance Pressl, a 42-year old challenger takes on long-time incumbent Phil Crane in a political contest that epitomizes the trials and tribulations confronting those who dare to run against incumbents.