Midterm Madness The Elections of 2002

by Sabato, Larry J.; Barabak, Mark Z.; Bullock III, Charles S.; Cornfield, Michael; Fikac, Peggy; Fitzgerald, Thomas; Fowler, Linda L.; Glover, Mike; Green, Paul; Heyser, Holly A.; B. Hofrenning, Daniel J.; Jurkowitz, Mark; Kranz, David; Kraske, Steve; Larso

• ISBN13: 9780742526860
• ISBN10: 0742526860
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-02
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The midterm contests for the Senate, House of Representatives, and 36 governorships produced drama aplenty in 2002. A tragic plane crash killed a U.S. senator just ten days before the election, casting his state into mourning and political confusion. Anot

Author Biography

Mark Z. Barabak is a political writer for the Los Angeles Times James W. Brosnan has been the Washington reporter for The Memphis Commercial Appeal since 1983. Charles S. Bullock III is a professor in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia Michael Cornfield is an associate research professor at the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University and the director of the Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet Peggy Fikac is the Austin bureau chief of the San Antonio Express-News Thomas Fitzgerald is a staff writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer Linda L. Fowler is the director of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center at Dartmouth College and is a professor in the Government Department Mike Glover is the Iowa statehouse reporter and chief political writer for the Des Moines bureau of The Associated Press Paul Green is the director of the School of Policy Studies and Arthur Rubloff Professor of Policy Studies at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is also known for his political commentary on WGN Holly A. Heyser is the state government editor for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and president of the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors, a national organization of statehouse journalists Daniel J. B. Hofrenning is an associate professor at St. Olaf College. He has contributed works to several journals and newspapers including the Star Tribune and the St. Paul Pioneer Press Mark Jurkowitz is a columnist with the Boston Globe, where he focuses on media coverage of political news David Kranz is a columnist for the Sioux Falls Argus Leader and has covered South Dakota politics for thirty years Steve Kraske is a political correspondent for the Kansas City Star. Bruce A. Larson is an assistant professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University, specializing in the American electoral process Daniel LeDuc is the deputy national editor for The Washington Post. Susan A. MacManus is the Distinguished University Professor of Public Administration and Political Science at the University of South Florida and a frequent media commentator and political analyst Jay Root is Austin bureau chief of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Dr. Sabato is director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, and is the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics Maureen Schweers is the editor of The House Race Hotline, a twice-weekly news briefing that "covers the coverage" of the most competitive House races, with an emphasis on special elections, open seats, and endangered incumbents Ryan Thornburg has recently returned to washingtonpost.com's OnPolitics page. He formerly served as the editor and publisher of The Carolina Political Report Chuck Todd is editor-in-chief of The Hotline, Washington's premier daily briefing on American politics David Yepsen is a political columnist for the Des Moines Register and has covered Iowa politics for twenty-five years

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
List of Tables and Figures	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
The George W. Bush Midterm: From Popular-Vote Loser to Political Colossus in Two Not-So-Easy Election Steps	p. 1
Air Force Won	p. 35
Playing Second Fiddle: Political Ads, International Newsmakers Bury Election Coverage	p. 47
Starting to Click: Online Campaigning in the 2002 Elections	p. 57
U. S. House Races: Republican Resurgence after Eight Lean Years	p. 67
Iowa Senate: Harkin's Best Yet	p. 77
Minnesota Senate: Tragedy and Triumph in a National Headline Contest	p. 85
Missouri Senate: Sympathy's Time Limit for Jean Carnahan	p. 95
New Jersey Senate: Back to the Future as Torricelli Yields to Lautenberg	p. 105
New Hampshire Senate: Down to the Wire in New Hampshire	p. 125
North Carolina Senate: Dole Finally Beats Clinton (Sort Of)	p. 137
South Dakota Senate: George Bush vs. Tom Daschle, Once Removed	p. 145
Tennessee Senate: The Resurrection of Lamar Alexander	p. 155
Texas Senate: A Race about Race	p. 167
It's a Sonny Day in Georgia	p. 177
California Governor: Don't Vote, It Will Only Encourage Them	p. 187
Florida Governor: Three Elections in One	p. 195
Illinois Governor: It Was More Than the Ryan Name	p. 209
Iowa Governor: Vilsack Gets an Encore	p. 219
Maryland Governor: The Close of Camelot	p. 225
Minnesota Governor: The End of the Ventura Interlude	p. 233
Pennsylvania Governor: Philadelphia Gets a Governor	p. 247
Texas Governor: The Democratic "Dream Team" Bites the Dust	p. 255
A Final Look in the Rearview Mirror for 2002: The Midterm Map of America	p. 263
Index	p. 267
About the Contributors	p. 279
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