Barack Obama and the New America
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2013
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781442222632
Description: The Obama encore that broke some rules / Larry J. Sabato -- Voting in a time of polarization: why Obama won and what it means / Alan Abramowitz -- A first party-term incumbent survives: the fundamentals of 2012 / James E. Campbell -- Un-conventional wisdom: the 2012 conventions and the nominating process / Rhodes Cook -- The six-billion-dollar election: the impact of federal election laws / Michael E. Toner and Karen E. Trainer -- Voters to the sidelines: old and new media in the 2012 election / Diana Owen -- America's evolving electorate / Nate Cohn -- Candidates matter: 2012's Senate and gubernatorial contests / Geoffrey Skelley -- Republicans hold the line: 2012's national House contest / Kyle Kondik -- Forward: the future of the Democratic Party / Jamelle Bouie -- A time for choosing: the future of the Republican Party / Robert Costa -- Are we in an electoral realignment? / Sean Trende -- From 2012 to 2016: concluding thoughts on the permanent campaign / Susan MacManus.