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ISBN 10: 1506384207
ISBN 13: 9781506384207
Author: Brian Schaffner, John Clark
How did Donald Trump secure the Republican nomination when nearly all the available research suggested it should have been impossible? What can we learn about the factors that drove turnout among key voting blocs? And what issues did voters find important in 2016? Get a big picture understanding of what happened in the 2016 elections and why. Designed to be used as a supplement to American politics texts, this brief overview from Brian Schaffner and John Clark provides a concise analysis, going beyond horserace journalism, and gives students an accessible insight into political scientists′ view of this ground breaking election. Students will benefit from seeing how broader political science concepts apply to a campaign and election that is fresh in their minds. Whether packaged with another SAGE | CQ Press title or used on its own, Schaffner and Clark’s Making Sense of the 2016 Elections will give your students the key insight they need.
Making Sense of the 2016 Elections 1st Table of contents:
- Introduction
- The Electoral Landscape in 2016
- Choosing the Presidential Nominees
- The Invisible Primary
- The Democratic Party Decides on Clinton
- The Republican Party Decides Not to Decide
- The General Election Campaign
- The Case for Thinking the Campaign Mattered
- The Case for Thinking the Campaign Was of Minimal Importance
- Campaigns Are Mostly about Mobilization
- The Outcome
- Another Electoral College/Popular Vote Split
- Where the Election Was Won
- How Key Groups Voted
- Why People Voted for Trump
- The Battle for Control of Congress
- How Republicans Kept the Senate Red
- Why Republicans Retained Their House Majority
- Diversity in Congress
- The 2016 Elections in the States
- Governors and State Legislatures
- Ballot Proposals
- Putting the 2016 Election into Context
- Notes
- About the Authors
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