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Get in the Booth! Book + Website
ISBN-10: 0321262131
ISBN-13: 9780321262134
Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2005
Format: Paper; 160 pp
Published: 05/15/2004
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This new book + website combination offers up-to-date analyses of the key issues driving the 2004 presidential election. Written by Larry Sabato, one of the foremost experts and commentators on elections in the U.S., this text also contains original, contributed chapters by some of the most prominent journalists and scholars watching this election.
With original chapters by Larry Sabato and prominent political journalists and election scholars, this timely and accessible new book offers insightful, up-to-date analyses of the issues dominating the 2004 presidential election–while the election is still ongoing! The book contains chapters devoted to critical issues, such as national security, the economy, health care, and education, as well as coverage that gives practical guidance and motivation to students on voting and getting involved. The book also comes with a free access code to InTheBooth2004.com, a website that will be updated weekly by Sabato and the books contributors–keeping students abreast of the most important developments right through election day!
- Covers the issues that will dominate the 2004 election, including national security, the economy, health care, and examines topics that set the stage for this election, including 9/11, the controversial 2000 presidential election, and the “50-50 nation.”
- Offers students practical and motivational guidance on the importance of voting and getting involved.
- Includes original chapters by Larry Sabato, a nationally renowned election scholar and commentator.
- Includes contributed chapters from some of the foremost journalists and scholars following the election. Names of the contributing journalists include: Mark Jurkowitz (The Boston Globe); Susan Page (USA Today); Carl Cameron (Fox News); and Howard Mortman (Hardball with Chris Matthews).
- TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE!—The book includes a free access code to InTheBooth2004.com, a website that will be updated weekly by Sabato and the contributors. Starting in May and continuing through election day, the site will provide updates on the issues and events that are making news and driving the election.
- FREE when bundled with any Longman textbook!
Overview.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction: The Importance of Voting.
1. The Road to the 2004 Nominating Process.
3. John Kerry and the Direction of the Democratic Party.
4. The Accidental President Governs: Four Years of Crisis without the Popular Vote.
5. Bush vs. Kerry: The Battle over Foreign Policy.
6. Pocketbook Politics.
7. Healthcare: The Big Unknown.
8. Education and the 2004 Presidential Election.
9. Minority Politics in the 2004 Presidential Election.
10. The Citizens Guide to Media Coverage in the Election of 2004.
11. Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines: Your Guide to the 2004 Senate, House, and Governor Races.
Appendices.
View a Sample Chapter PDF:/samplechapter/0321262131.pdf
Larry J. Sabato is the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs and Director of the Center for Governmental Studies at the University of Virginia. He is the author of numerous books including Feeding Frenzy: How Attack Journalism Has Transformed American Politics; Peepshow: Media and Politics in an Age of Scandal; and Overtime! The Election 2000 Thriller.
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