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Informationen zum Autor Sean D. Foreman is associate professor of political science at Barry University and serves on the executive board of the Florida Political Science Association. Robert Dewhirstis professor of political science at Northwest Missouri State University and serves on the executive board of the National Social Science Association. Klappentext The 2014 midterm congressional elections provided a view of the attitude of American voters in the sixth year of Barack Obama's presidency. This book provides insight about the formative aspects of the 2014 campaign season as well as in depth coverage of key races for Congress. The first section has four chapters that cover the substance of topics that impacted this campaign cycle: the popularity and productivity of the 113th Congress, voter suppression laws passed in many states, the role of Super PACs and independent expenditures in the campaigns, and the use of social media by members of Congress running for reelection. Case studies follow the path of ten House and seven Senate races from inception to election postmortem. The chapters are narrative and provide analysis of an array of interesting and diverse contests from throughout the country. The authors provide succinct and highly readable chapters meant to illustrate the distinctive nature of the campaigns they are examining. Individual campaigns and elections are shown "up close" and be ready to compare and contrast because of the common format employed throughout the book. Taken together, the chapters reveal that the roads to Congress, while similar in so many ways, each follow a unique route to Capitol Hill. Zusammenfassung This book provides sensible analysis of overarching themes (performance of the 113th Congress! voting laws! campaign finance! and use of social media) from the 2014 campaign cycle! as well as case studies of important congressional races. Collectively! the concepts and cases give a compelling narrative explanation of America's electoral process and the keys to winning vital elections. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword, Congressman Jason Altmire, Member of U.S. House of Representatives (2007-2013) Part I. Setting the Stage Chapter 1. Assessing the 113th Congress and its Members' Roads to Reelection, Sean D. Foreman Chapter 2. Voter Suppression by State Governments after the Shelby County v. Holder (2013) U.S. Supreme Court decision, Daniel E. Smith Chapter 3. Campaign Finance: The Impact of McCutcheon et al. v. FEC in the Wake of Citizens United, William Curtis Ellis Chapter 4. Tweeting to Victory? Social Media Use and Election 2014, Bryan T. Gervais Part II. U.S. House of Representatives Chapter 5. Arizona's 2nd Congressional District (Ron Barber vs. Martha McSally): Beating the Heat in a Highly Anticipated Rematch, Laura Loomer Chapter 6. California's 31st Congressional District (Pete Aguilar v. Paul Chabot): Open Seat in the Golden State, Marcia L. Godwin and Richard Gelm Chapter 7. Colorado's 6th Congressional District (Mike Coffman v. Andrew Romanoff): A Conservative Republican Successfully Adapts to His Changing District, Christina Ladam, Joseph Zamadics, Josh M. Ryan, and Anand Edward Sohkey Chapter 8. Florida's 13th Congressional District (David Jolly v. Alex Sink): The Death of Local Politics, Peter Bergerson and Margaret Banyan Chapter 9. Florida's 26th Congressional District: (Joe Garcia v. Carlos Curbelo): A tossup race in a swing state district mired in controversy, Sean D. Foreman Chapter 10. Illinois' 10th Congressional District (Bob Dold vs. Brad Schneider): The Rematch, Jeffrey Ashley and Jillian McClain Chapter 11. Massachusetts District 6 (Seth Moulton v. Richard Tisei): Inspired to Serve, Chosen to Lead, Joseph P. Caiazzo Chapter 12. New York's 18th Congressional District (Sean Maloney vs. Nan Hayworth): Rematch in the Hudson Valley, Jeffrey Kraus Chapt...
