Presidential swing states : why only ten matter / edited by Stacey Hunter Hecht and David Schultz.
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TextPublisher: Lanham [Maryland] : Lexington Books, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (387 pages) : illustrationsContent type: - text
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- JK528 .P76 2015
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The 2016 presidential race is arguably already over in 40 states and the District of Columbia. If recent presidential election trends are any indication of what will happen in 2016, Democrats in Texas and Republicans in New York might as well stay home on election day because their votes will matter little in the presidential race. The same might be said for the voters in 38 other states too. Conversely, for those in Ohio, Florida, Colorado, Iowa, and a handful of other states, their votes matter. These states will be battered with a barrage of presidential candidate visits, commercials, political spending, and countless stories about them by the media. Understanding why the presidential race has been effectively reduced to only ten states is the subject of Presidential Swing States Why Ten Only Matter. Stacey Hunter Hecht and David Schultz offer a first of its kind examination of why some states are swingers in presidential elections, capable of being won by either of the major candidates. Presidential Swing States describes what makes these few states unique and why the presidency is decided by who wins them. With cases studies written by prominent political scientists who are experts on these swing states, Presidential Swing States also explains why some states have been swingers but no longer are, why some are swinging, and what states beyond 2016 may be the future ones that decide the presidency.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : swing-states and presidential elections / Stacey Hunter Hecht, David Schultz -- Purple battlegrounds : presidential campaign strategies and swing state voters / Scott L. McLean -- The one that got away : Missouri's break from ultimate swing state status / Kenneth F. Warren and Rafael Jacob -- Ohio : the battleground of battlegrounds? / Henriët Hendriks, Bas van Doorn -- Florida : the purple Sunshine State / Sean D. Foreman -- The bluest red state in America : exploring North Carolina's political past, present, and future / Christopher A. Cooper, H. Gibbs Knotts -- The Badger State as a battleground : Wisconsin politics past, present, and future / Aaron C. Weinschenk, Neil Kraus -- New Mexico : a swing state no longer? / Donald W. Beachler -- Contesting Colorado : the politics of change in the Centennial State / Robert R. Preuhs, Norman Provizer, Andrew Thangasamy -- Swing state politics in the Silver State / David F. Damore, Rebecca D. Gill -- Blue dawn? : New Hampshire and the limits of the New England democratic revival" / Niall Palmer -- Virginia : not leaving the spotlight / John J. McGlennon -- Battleground Iowa : swing state extraordinaire / Donna R. Hoffman, Christopher W. Larimer -- Indiana politics at a crossroad : Democrats competing in a conservative state / Matthew L. Bergbower -- Conclusion : why states swing in American presidential elections / Stacey Hunter Hecht, David Schultz.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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CHOICE Review
During presidential election campaigns, the media throw around terms like "bellwether state," "battleground state," and "swing state." Average voters can easily be confused by these terms, especially when journalists and pundits seem to use them interchangeably. Editors Hecht and Schultz seek to clarify these terms and demonstrate why such states are so important to campaign strategists, political analysts, and electoral outcomes. Students of presidential campaigns, whether in colleges, pressrooms, or campaign backrooms, will find the descriptions of the history and politics of 12 states useful, but that in itself may cause confusion. Readers may scratch their heads at the difference between the number of states discussed and the number in the title. Similarly, it may take readers a while to grasp the distinction the editors seek to make between bellwether, battleground, and swing states. Still, the book provides a needed explanation of these terms and does an excellent job of painting a picture of each of the states, while making a case that two of them should not be counted as swing states. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. --Jim Twombly, Elmira CollegeThere are no comments on this title.