The swing voter in American politics /

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Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 151 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Voting -- United States. Elections -- United States. Elections. Voting. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11213427

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Other authors / contributors:	Mayer, William G., 1956-
ISBN:	9780815755326 0815755325 0815755317 9780815755319 9780815755302 0815755309 9780815755319 0815755317
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	"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
Other form:	Print version: Swing voter in American politics. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2008
Standard no.:	9780815755319

Table of Contents:

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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