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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis is the first empirical examination of a vital element of American elections and merits the attention of election scholars. Highly recommended. * CHOICE *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface: Gauging Political Discourse Chapter 2 1 Civil Discourse Derailed, or the Invasion of the Body (Politic) Snatchers in Connecticut 2 Chapter 3 2 "Accentuating the Positive": Personality, Polling, and Party in Kansas 3 Chapter 4 3 Partisanship Trumps Incumbency in Maryland's 8th District Chapter 5 4 A Three-peat in the 2nd Congressional District Race in Minnesota Chapter 6 5 Riding Your Record: Candidate Qualifications and Discourse in North Carolina's 8th District Chapter 7 6 "Nice Guys Finish Last," and Other Possible Untruths about Congressional Elections Chapter 8 7 "The Virginian" versus "The Little Mexican": The 2002 Race in Arizona 1 Chapter 9 8 Down to the Wire: Colorado United States House District 7 Chapter 10 9 A Campaign about Campaign Discourse: Maine's 2nd District Chapter 11 10 The Mayor Becomes a Congressman: Protecting a Lead Wins Big in Ohio's 3rd Congressional District Chapter 12 11 Contrary to Tip O'Neill, All Politics Is Not Local Chapter 13 12 Turning a "No Win" Race into a Win: Democrat Tim Holden Beats the Other George W. (Gekas) in Pennsylvania's 17th Chapter 14 13 A Cataclysmic Campaign for the Minnesota Senate Chapter 15 14 Racing in the Shadows: The 2002 Texas Senate Race Chapter 16 15 Tightly Contested Everywhere but the Ballot Box: The 2002 Campaign for the United States Senate in Maine Chapter 17 16 A Civil Campaign in a Competitive State: The 2002 North Carolina U. S. Senate Election Chapter 18 Conclusion: Discourse and Beyond
