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Jacob and Schultz examine in this new and updated volume the phenomena of presidential swing states in the 2016 US presidential election. They explore the reasons why some states and, now counties, seem repeatedly to be the focus of candidate attention and capable of voting for either of the major candidates and being decisive in determining who wins the presidency.
List of contents
Introduction by David Schultz and Rafael Jacob
Part I: The "Classic" Swing States
Chapter 1: Florida: Center of Presidential Attention, But for How Long? by Sean D. Foreman
Chapter 2: Battleground Nevada Holds Steady in 2020 by David F. Damore, Elizabeth Maltby, and Rebecca D. Gill
Chapter 3: Set in Granite: New Hampshire as a Presidential Bellwether by Dante J. Scala
Chapter 4: Reliably Purple: The 2020 Presidential Election in North Carolina by Christopher A. Cooper and H. Gibbs Knotts
Chapter 5: Pennsylvania: A Bellwether Like No Other by Christopher Borick and Rafael Jacob
Chapter 6: From Blue to Red and Back Again: The Future of Wisconsin Politics in the Aftermath of the 2020 Presidential Election by Neil Kraus and Aaron C. Weinschenk
Part II: The "On the Bubble" Swing States
Chapter 7: Iowa: Islands in the Stream by Donna R. Hoffman and Christopher W. Larimer
Chapter 8: A State Divided: Maine and Its Continued Electoral Vote Split by James P. Melcher and Amy Fried
Chapter 9: Minnesota: "The One That Got Away" by David Schultz
Chapter 10: Ohio Swings Toward the GOP by Nathaniel Swigger
Chapter 11: Michigan: Joe Biden Wins the Turnout Battle by David A. Dulio and John S. Klemanski
Part III: The "Emerging" Swing States
Chapter 12 Arizona: The Turning Tide of Change by Kate Kenski
Chapter 13 Georgia: The Rebirth of Two-Party Competition in a Growing Deep South State by Karen L. Owen
Chapter 14: Nebraska: District Two Swinging Blue by Kyle Hull
Chapter 15: Politics Now is All about the Purple Battlegrounds by Scott McLean
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Edited by David Schultz and Rafael Jacob - Contributions by David F. Damore; Rafael Jacob; Sean D. Foreman; Elizabeth Maltby; Rebecca D. Gill; Dante J. Scala; Christopher A. Cooper; H. Gibbs Knotts; Christopher Borick; Neil Kraus; Aaron C. Weinschenk; Don
