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1044488
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b798858
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The swing voter in American politics /\ William G. Mayer, editor.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: Brookings Institution Press,, ©2008.
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1 online resource (xi, 151 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0815755317
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: 9780815755326
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0815755309
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0815755317
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9780815755302
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9780815755319
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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"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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Elections-- United States.
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Voting-- 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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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Process-- Political Parties.
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Voting.
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Wahl
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Wechselwähler
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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324.973
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JK1967.S95 2008eb
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| Added Entry
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Mayer, William G.,1956-
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