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Title:

The swing voter in American politics / William G. Mayer, editor.

Publisher:

Brookings Institution Press,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xi, 151 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Voting--United States.
Elections--United States.

Other Authors:

Mayer, William G., 1956-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Conclusion : the state of the discussion / William G. Mayer, Ruy Teixeira. Swing voters in the Gallup poll, 1944 to 2004 / Jeffrey M. Jones -- Campaign dynamics and the swing vote in the 2004 election / Michael Dimock, April Clark, Juliana Menasce Horowitz -- Swing voting and U.S. presidential elections / Daron R. Shaw -- Swing voters in subnational campaigns / Jeffrey M. Stonecash -- Swing voters? Hah! the not very "persuadables" and the not really "undecideds" in 2004 / Adam Clymer, Ken Winneg -- Do swing voters swing elections? / James E. Campbell -- Conclusion : the state of the discussion / William G. Mayer, Ruy Teixeira.

Summary:

"Fills conceptual gap concerning the swing voter. Answers four questions: What is a swing voter? How to identify them? Do they differ from the rest of the electorate? What is their role? Presents a picture of this key political group, tracking them across six decades of national and local elections"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0815755317 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780815755319 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815755309 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780815755302 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2007047570

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)