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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 The 2014 midterm election could be one of the most significant in recent memory, with the strong possibility that Republicans will solidify control of congress and the promise of exposing the fault lines within and between both parties as we prepare for the next presidential election cycle. In this book, prominent elections scholar and political commentator Larry J. Sabato brings together respected journalists and experts from across the political spectrum to examine every facet of the midterm election results and the implications for the 2016 election cycle. In frank, accessible prose, each author offers insight that goes beyond the headlines to analyze what is at stake. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. A Midterm Course Correction, Larry J. Sabato 2. The Primaries of 2014: More Than Meets the Eye, Rhodes Cook 3. The 2014 Senate Elections-and Beyond, James Hohmann 4. The State of the House: The Midterm's Presidential Penalty Strikes Again, Kyle Kondik 5. It's Good to Be a Republican: The Governors' Edition, Geoffrey Skelley 6. The Money Game: Emerging Campaign Finance Trends and Their Impact on 2014 and Beyond, Michael E. Toner and Karen E. Trainer 7. The State of the Polling Industry, Mark Blumenthal and Ariel Edwards-Levy 8. Obama's Last Chance to Come Through in a Crunch, Jill Lawrence 9. Barack Obama and the Democrats' 2016 Dilemma, Jamelle Bouie 10. A Brief Celebration: The Future of the Republican Party, Robert Costa 11. Fighting the Last Battle, Fighting the Same Battle: The 2016 Presidential Nomination Process, Joshua T. Putnam 12. The Path to the Presidency: The Past and Future Look of the Electoral College, Sean Trende 13. Through a Glass Darkly: The Outlook for the 2016 Presidential Election, Alan I. Abramowitz ...
