Divided States of America : The Slash and Burn Politics of the 2004 Presidential Election

by Sabato, Larry J.

• ISBN13: 9780321277640
• ISBN10: 0321277643
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Larry Sabato's new book, Divided States of America, looks back at the 2004 presidential campaigns and election and offers a fresh analysis and trenchant commentary by a team of experts who were closest to the action. Divided States of America describes the most significant events and issues that dominated the most divisive and expensive election in memory, including: The rise and fall of Howard Dean, The "Bush Mandate", The impact of campaign finance laws, The role of religion, The impact of the Internet, The effectiveness of John Kerry in the red states, The role of the news media. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Larry J. Sabato
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CENTER FOR POLITICS
CHAPTER 1 Nominations and Conventions
Brooke Brower
FORMERLY OF THE ABC NEWS POLITICAL UNIT	1	(24)
CHAPTER 2 Campaign 2004: The Hidden Story
Chuck Todd
THE HOTLINE	25	(12)
CHAPTER 3 The Rise and Fall of Howard Dean
Claude R. Marx
THE EAGLE-TRIBUNE	37	(14)
CHAPTER 4 The Election That Broke the Rules
Larry J. Sabato
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CENTER FOR POLITICS	51	(70)
CHAPTER 5 A Bush Mandate? It's in the Eye of the Beholder
Rhodes Cook
THE RHODES COOK LETTER	121	(10)
CHAPTER 6 Kerry in the Red States: Fighting an Uphill Battle from the Start
Susan A. MacManus
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, TAMPA	131	(34)
CHAPTER 7 Swift Boats and Tax Hikes: Campaign Advertising in the 2004 Election
Paul Freedman
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA	165	(14)
CHAPTER 8 A New Media
Vaughn Ververs
THE HOTLINE	179	(10)
CHAPTER 9 The Impact of the New Campaign Finance Law on the 2004 Presidential Election
Michael Toner
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION	189	(18)
CHAPTER 10 Going Broadband, Getting Netwise: The Cyber-Education of John Kerry and Other Political Actors
Michael Cornfield
PEW INTERNET & AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT	207	(14)
CHAPTER 11 Religion in the 2004 Presidential Election
Russell Muirhead, Nancy L. Rosenblum, Daniel Schlozman, Francis X. Shen
HARVARD UNIVERSITY	221	(22)
CHAPTER 12 The 2004 Congressional Elections
Bruce A. Larson
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY	243	(26)
CHAPTER 13 Conclusion
William Saletan
SLATE.COM	269	(10)
CHAPTER 14 Conclusion
Charles E. Cook
COOK POLITICAL REPORT	279