Presidential swing states :

Presidential swing states : why only ten matter / edited by Stacey Hunter Hecht and David Schultz. - 1 online resource (387 pages) : illustrations

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? / Henri�et 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.

9780739195253 (e-book)


Presidents--Election.--United States
Political culture--States.--United States
Voting--States.--United States


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