Political Behavior in Midterm Elections

Elizabeth Theiss-Morse and Michael Wagner, new authors to the Political Behavior franchise, hit the ground running in their analysis of the factors that led to Democrats losing the House of Representatives and retaining only a slim majority in the Senate after the 2010 midterm elections.

Drawing from the most recent National Election Study surveys, this substantial supplement includes an array of tables and figures featuring new data and includes close analysis of:

• The Tea Party¿s impact on election outcomes, as well as more detailed coverage of some of the most noteworthy races in Delaware, Nevada, Alaska, and Florida;
• The role of independents in elections, particularly in this era of partisan polarization;
• The influence of record campaign spending on election outcomes; and
• Whether supporting President Obamäs major programs helped or hurt members of Congress.

The authors answer the question, "What do the 2010 midterm elections mean?" and consider whether the outcome is simply the result of a poor economy, if health care reform ought to be repealed-or did Americans just want to throw out the scoundrels.

About the author

Elizabeth Theiss-Morse is the Willa Cather Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is the author of several award-winning books including Who Counts as an American?, Stealth Democracy, Congress as Public Enemy, and With Malice Toward Some.
Michael W. Wagner is assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. There, he is also the Louis A. Maier Faculty Development Fellow and holds an affiliated position in the Department of Political Science. He has won awards for his teaching and scholarship in the area of political communication in American politics.

Product details

• Authors: William H. Flanigan, Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, Elizabeth (University of Nebraska Theiss-Morse, Elizabeth (University of Nebraska Li Theiss-Morse, Elizabeth (University of Nebraska Lincoln) Theiss-Morse, Elizabeth A Theiss-Morse, Elizabeth A. Theiss-Morse, Elizabeth A. A. Theiss-Morse, Elizabeth A. Wagner Theiss-Morse, Theiss-Morse Elizabeth A., Michael Wagner, Michael (University of Oxford Uk) Wagner, Michael W Wagner, Michael W. Wagner, Michael W. W. Wagner, Wagner Michael W.
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.02.2014
• EAN: 9781608714230
• ISBN: 978-1-60871-423-0
• No. of pages: 80
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political campaigning & advertising, Elections and referenda / suffrage