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Informationen zum Autor Larry J. Sabato is a New York Times best–selling author, four-time Emmy winner, and one of the nation’s most respected political analysts. A frequent guest on major networks such as CNN, BBC, and CNN International, he provides sharp, insightful commentary on American politics. A Rhodes Scholar, Sabato is the founder and director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, and has held visiting appointments at Oxford and Cambridge universities. Over his distinguished career, he has taught over 20,000 students in his career, earning the Thomas Jefferson Award, the University of Virginia’s highest honor. In 2021 he celebrated his 50th year of association with the University of Virginia. Sabato has authored or edited more than two dozen books on American politics. Kyle Kondik is the managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, the Center’s nonpartisan newsletter on American campaigns and elections. Klappentext Larry Sabato, one of the leading experts in American politics, has brought together respected journalists and academics from across the political spectrum to examine every facet of the 2012 election, and what its development and outcome will mean for the nation moving forward. In frank, accessible prose, each author offers insight that goes beyond the headlines, and dives into the underlying forces and shifts that drove the election from its earliest developments to its dramatic conclusion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. The Obama Encore: Breaking Some Rules, Larry J. Sabato (University of Virginia Center for Politics) 2. Voting in a Time of Polarization: Why Obama Won and What It Means, Alan Abramowitz (Emory) 3. A First-Term Incumbent Survives: The Fundamentals of 2012, James Campbell (SUNY at Buffalo) 4. Un-Conventional Wisdom: The 2012 conventions and the nominating process, Rhodes Cook (formerly of Congressional Quarterly) 5. It's Raining Money: The impact of federal election laws, Michael Toner (former FEC chair) 6. Voters to the Sidelines: Old and new media in the election, Diana Owen (Georgetown University) 7. America's Evolving Electorate, Nate Cohn (The New Republic) 8. Candidates matter: 2012's Senate and gubernatorial contests, Geoff Skelley (University of Virginia Center for Politics) 9.Republicans Hold the Line: 2012's national House contest, Kyle Kondik (University of Virginia Center for Politics) 10. Forward: The future of the Democratic party, Jamelle Bouie (American Prospect) 11. A Time for Choosing: The future of the Republican Party, Robert Costa (National Review) 12. Are We in an Electoral Realignment?, Sean Trende (RealClearPolitics) 13. From 2012 to 2016: Concluding Thoughts on the Permanent Campaign, Susan MacManus (University of South Florida) ...
