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This volume offers a unique and detailed examination of all stages of the 2012 presidential campaign, starting with the primaries and ending with post-election insights. Each chapter focuses on the campaign's communication variables, including images, messages, and debates. Special attention is paid to the roles and functions of new technologies.
List of contents
Preface
Chapter 1: The Presidential Nominating Conventions and the American Dream: Narrative Unity and Political Division. Rachel Holloway
Chapter 2: Change in the Communication Demands of Spouses in the 2012 Nominating Convention, Gwen Brown
Chapter 3: Presidential Debates 2012, Ben Voth
Chapter 4: "His to Lose": Strategic Keys to Challenging the Incumbent in 2012, Craig Allen Smith
Chapter 5: Political Advertising in the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, John C. Tedesco & Scott W. Dunn
Chapter 6: "Death by Taxes": A Post-mortem on Romney's Tax Return Apologia, Joseph M. Valenzano III & Jason A. Edwards
Chapter 7: Presidential Campaigns as Cultural Events: The Convergence of Politics and Popular Culture in Election 2012, Jeffrey P. Jones
Chapter 8: The New Media Campaign of 2012, John Allen Hendricks
Chapter 9: Explaining the Vote in the Election of 2008: Obama's Re-election, Henry C. Kenski & Kate M. Kenski
Index
About the Contributors
About the author
Edited by Robert E. Denton Jr. - Contributions by Henry C. Kenski; Kate M. Kenski; Rachel Holloway; Ben Voth; Craig Allen Smith; John C. Tedesco; Scott W. Dunn; Gwen Brown; Jeffrey P. Jones; John Allen Hendricks; Joseph M. Valenzano III and Jason A. Edwar
Summary
This volume offers a unique and detailed examination of all stages of the 2012 presidential campaign, starting with the primaries and ending with post-election insights. Each chapter focuses on the campaign’s communication variables, including images, messages, and debates. Special attention is paid to the roles and functions of new technologies.
