Change Election

David Magleby is Dean of the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences and Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University. He has authored or edited over a dozen books, including books on campaign finance, ballot initiatives, party identification, and an American government textbook. He is a former American Political Science Congressional Fellow, was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at Nuffield College, Oxford University and served as President of Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honor Society.

• Contents List of Figures and Tables Preface 1 A Change Election 2 How the 2008 Elections Were Financed 3 Elections as Team Sports: Spending by Candidates, Political Parties, and Interest Groups in the 2008 Election Cycle 4 Voter Mobilization in the 2008 Presidential Election 5 The Conditional Party Teams of the 2008 North Carolina Federal Elections 6 Shifting Granite: New Hampshire's Change from Largely Republican to Largely Democratic over Two Election Cycles 7 The Battle for Ohio in 2008: The Politics of Pragmatism 8 Colorado: Democrats Expand Their Base and Win Unaffiliated Voters 9 Moving from Red to Blue: The 2008 New Mexico Presidential, Senate, and First Congressional District Races 10Continuity and Change in the 2008 Federal Elections Appendix A: List of Studies Appendix B: List of Interviews Contributors Index

"When future historians look back on the 2008 election, they are certain to view it as a defining moment in American politics. David Magleby explains in detail why, in his well-documented book, The Change Election. This book is a must read for anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of the evolution of the election process in America." -Rodney A. Smith, author of Money, Power, and Elections: How Campaign Finance Reform Subverts American Democracy