The swing voter in American politics

"Fills conceptual gap concerning the swing voter. Answers four questions: What is a swing voter? How to identify them? Do they differ from the rest of the electorate? What is their role? Presents a picture of this key political group, tracking them across six decades of national and local elect...

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Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Mayer, William G., 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.
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245 0 4 |a The swing voter in American politics  |h [electronic resource] /  |c William G. Mayer, editor. 
260 |a Washington, D.C. :  |b Brookings Institution Press,  |c c2008. 
300 |a xi, 151 p. :  |b ill. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a What exactly is a swing voter? definition and measurement / William G. Mayer -- Swing voters in the Gallup poll, 1944 to 2004 / Jeffrey M. Jones -- Campaign dynamics and the swing vote in the 2004 election / Michael Dimock, April Clark, and Juliana Menasce Horowitz -- Swing voting and U.S. presidential elections / Daron R. Shaw -- Swing voters in subnational campaigns / Jeffrey M. Stonecash -- Swing voters? Hah! the not very "persuadables" and the not really "undecideds" in 2004 / Adam Clymer and Ken Winneg -- Do swing voters swing elections? / James E. Campbell -- Conclusion : the state of the discussion / William G. Mayer and Ruy Teixeira. 
520 |a "Fills conceptual gap concerning the swing voter. Answers four questions: What is a swing voter? How to identify them? Do they differ from the rest of the electorate? What is their role? Presents a picture of this key political group, tracking them across six decades of national and local elections"--Provided by publisher. 
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