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" The roads to Congress 2008 / "
edited by Robert P. Watson, with assistance from Robert Dewhirst.
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1036832
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b791202
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The roads to Congress 2008 /\ edited by Robert P. Watson, with assistance from Robert Dewhirst.
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Lanham, MD :: Lexington Books,, ©2010.
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1 online resource (xvi, 305 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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0739142097
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: 9780739142110
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: 9781282713154
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: 9786612713156
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part I; chap01; Part II; chap02; chap03; chap04; chap05; chap06; chap07; chap08; chap09; chap10; Part III; chap11; chap12; chap13; chap14; Part IV; chap15; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Index; Contributors
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The Roads to Congress 2008 offers readers straightfoward and detailed case studies of the campaigns, candidates, key issues, and outcomes of over one dozen of the most important and interesting races of 2008. This includes both House and Senate campaigns, contests from all regions of the country, and seats held by Democrats and Republicans, as well as open seats. Every two years the pageantry of American politics unfolds when all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and roughly one-third of those in the U.S. Senate are up for election. These elections provide voters with an opportunity to evaluate their members of Congress and the institution as a whole. They also offer a regular and frequent barometer for the health and practice of American democracy. The 2008 election cycle, in particular, was in many ways one of the most intriguing and pivotal elections in many years and for many reasons, which are explored in this book.
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United States.-- Elections, 2008.
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United States.
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Elections-- United States.
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Elections.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Elections.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- General.
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Politics and government
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United States, Politics and government, 2001-2009.
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United States.
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324.973/0931
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JK1968 2008.R63 2010eb
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Dewhirst, Robert E.
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Watson, Robert P.,1962-
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