Key States, High Stakes

Sarah Palin, the Tea Party, and the 2010 Elections

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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The 2010 elections were one of the most highly anticipated midterm elections in our nation's recent history. After the historic 2008 election, in which America elected its first black president, Sarah Palin's involvement and the emergence of the Tea Party in the 2010 congressional elections had the potential to transform the composition of congress and set the stage for the nation's politics for the next decade, or even the next generation.In this new edited volume, Charles S. Bullock III collects original contributions from top political scientists to evaluate Sarah Palin and the Tea Party's role in the 2010 midterm elections. Key States, High Stakes focuses on states where Republicans had the chance to pick up Senate seats, as well as examining GOP Senate primaries if they involved a Palin or a Tea Party nominee facing an establishment favorite. Bullock concludes the anthology with a chapter on the legacy of the Tea Party and of Sarah Palin on American politics.One thing is certain. In terms of control of the House and Senate (and its effect on President Obama's policy agenda), the prospects for the 2012 presidential race, and the long-term viability of the Tea Party movement, the stakes in the 2010 midterm elections could not have been higher.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-07-01
Mått158 x 230 x 18 mm
Vikt390 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor254
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781442210967

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Charles S. Bullock, III, is the Richard Russell Professor of Political Science and Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Georgia. His most recent books are the fourth edition of The New Politics of the Old South (co-edited with Mark Rozell), Georgia Politics in a State of Change (co-authored with Keith Gaddie), Redistricting: The Most Political Activity in America and The Triumph of Voting Rights in the South (co-authored with Keith Gaddie), winner of the V. O. Key Award as the best book published on Southern Politics in 2009.

Chapter 1 The 2010 ElectionsCharles S. Bullock, IIIPart 1: Sarah Palin's Mama GrizzliesChapter 2. Mama Grizzly Nearly Trapped: New Hampshire's Republican Senate PrimaryDante J. ScalaChapter 3. Sacrificing Electoral Viability for Ideological Purity: Christine O'Donnell and the Delaware Senate RaceDaniel C. ReedChapter 4. Nevada: The Tea Party Takes on Harry Reid but from the Wrong AngleTed G. JelenChapter 5. "A Deep Blue Hole"? California, the Tea Party, and the 2010 Midterm ElectionsAmy Widestrom and Christopher DennisPart 2: Tea Party FavoritesChapter 6. Florida: A Plummeting Economy, Tea Parties, and Palin Give GOP a Clean SweepSusan A. MacManus with the assistance of David J. Bonanza and Mary L. MossChapter 7. Randslide: Tea Party Success in the Establishment's BackyardJoel Turner and Scott LasleyChapter 8. Ron Johnson: The Accidental Tea PartierGeoffrey PetersonChapter 9. The Pennsylvania Senate Race: Toomey's TimeStanley P. BerardChapter 10. Colorado: The Centennial State Bucks the National TrendM. Jean KingstonChapter 11. The 2010 West Virginia Senate RaceRobert RuppChapter 12. The 2010 Elections in New YorkCostas PanagopoulosPart 3 States Not in the Tea Party Play BookChapter 13. Arkansas: The Kettle That Didn't WhistleAndrew Dowdle and Joseph D. GiammoChapter 14. Coats vs. Ellsworth: The 2010 Indiana Senate RaceMichael A. Maggiotto and Raymond H. SchelleChapter 15. The Blue and the Red in the Land of Obama: The 2010 Midterms in IllinoisJanna L. DietzChapter 16. The 2010 Washington U.S. Senate Race: Two Familiar Faces and Two Potential Wild CardsEdward Anegon and David NiceChapter 17. Connecticut: Too Liberal to Be Palin's Cup of TeaDiana EvansChapter 18. Conclusion: Evaluating Palin, the Tea Party, and DeMint InfluencesCharles S. Bullock, IIINotesIndexAbout the Authors

Focusing on sixteen high profile Senate races, Key States, High Stakes takes us on a cross-country tour of how these campaigns unfolded and how the role of the Tea Party movement and the involvement of Sarah Palin and other influential politicians [such as] South Carolina Republican Senator Jim DeMint affected the outcomes….Charles Bullock's stable of authors explain[s] why Republicans fell short in winning back the U.S. Senate. Key States, High Stakes is a must read for anyone who wants a detailed look at what factors contributed to GOP success and shortcomings in the most contentious and pivotal 2010 Senate contests.