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This site contains instructor resources from eight CQ Press titles focusing on Political Parties and Elections, including:
- Parties, Politics, and Public Policy in America, 11th Edition by Marc J. Hetherington and Bruce A. Larson
- Change and Continuity in the 2012 Elections by Paul R. Abramson, John H. Aldrich, and David W. Rohde
- Political Behavior of the American Electorate, 13th Edition by William H. Flanigan and Nancy H. Zingale
- 2011 Midterm Election Supplement by William H. Flanigan and Nancy H. Zingale
- Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in Washington, 7th Edition by Paul S. Herrnson
- The Future Is Ours: Minority Politics, Political Behavior, and the Multiracial Era of American Politics by Shaun Bowler and Gary Segura
- The Apartisan American: Dealignment and Changing Electoral Politics by Russell J. Dalton
- The Elections of 2012 by Michael Nelson
- Air Wars: Television Advertising and Social Media in Election Campaigns, 1952–2012, 6th Edition by Darrell M. West
- Is This Any Way to Run a Democratic Election? 5th Edition by Stephen J. Wayne
Parties, Politics, and Public Policy in America, 11th Edition
By Marc J. Hetherington and Bruce A. Larson
With revitalized and stronger political parties should we see more effective and accountable government? Despite the resurgence of parties in America, charges of irresponsible and unreliable government remain. Why the disconnect? In Parties, Politics, and Public Policy in America, Marc Hetherington along with new coauthor Bruce Larson explore this question, while giving students an overview of how parties work and shape public policymaking in America.
In this eleventh edition, Hetherington and Larson provide more in-depth coverage of the parties’ functions in Congress and campaign finance. In addition, the authors examine developments in the 2008 nomination and election contests—generational voting patterns, shifts in the red-blue divide, and the possibility of a partisan realignment. No other book for this course combines the breadth of scholarship with the brevity and accessibility found here.
Change and Continuity in the 2012 Elections
By Paul R. Abramson, John H. Aldrich, and David W. Rohde
This text is the best analysis and explanation of voting behavior in the most recent elections while setting those results in historical context. Change and Continuity is one of the first books published after the elections that analyzes elections data from NES, Gallup, exit polls, and official election returns. This well-respected and long-running series has been published since 1980 and is known of its firm grounding the literature and its excellent use and display of data. Chapters cover the presidential election (including the nomination and campaign), Congressional elections, voter turnout, and the social forces, party loyalties, and prominent issues that affected voting behavior.
Political Behavior of the American Electorate, 13th Edition
By William H. Flanigan and Nancy H. Zingale
The 2012 elections took place in a time of intense party polarization and a weak economy, yet the incumbent president won reelection. How did Obama pull off his victory? New authors Elizabeth Theiss-Morse and Michael Wagner continue the tradition of Flanigan and Zingale by using American National Election Study data to provide a thorough analysis of the 2012 elections and of American political behavior more generally. The authors explore get-out-the-vote efforts and the reasons people voted the way they did, as well as the nature and impact of partisanship, issues, and news media coverage in 2012—all with an eye toward understanding the trends that led up to the election.
2011 Midterm Election Supplement
By William H. Flanigan and Nancy H. Zingale
Drawing from the most recent National Election Study surveys, this substantial supplement includes an array of tables and figures featuring new data and includes close analysis of: the Tea Party's impact on election outcomes, as well as more detailed coverage of some of the most noteworthy races in Delaware, Nevada, Alaska, and Florida; the role of independents in elections, particularly in this era of partisan polarization; the influence of record campaign spending on election outcomes; and, whether supporting President Obama's major programs helped or hurt members of Congress. The authors answer the question, 'What do the 2010 midterm elections mean?' and consider whether the outcome is simply the result of a poor economy, if health care reform ought to be repealed or did Americans just want to throw out the scoundrels?
Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in Washington, 7th Edition
By Paul S. Herrnson
In Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in Washington author Paul Herrnson combines top-notch research with real-world politics as he argues that successful candidates run two campaigns: one for votes, the other for resources. Using campaign finance data, original survey research, and hundreds of interviews with candidates and political insiders, Herrnson looks at how this dual strategy affects who wins and how it ultimately shapes the entire electoral system. The Seventh Edition considers the impact of the Internet and social media on campaigning; the growing influence of interest groups in the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling; and the influence of new voting methods on candidate, party, and voter mobilization tactics.
The Future Is Ours: Minority Politics, Political Behavior, and the Multiracial Era of American Politics
By Shaun Bowler and Gary Segura
Today's demographic reality is a "majority-minority" America wherein racial and ethnic minorities comprise a growing share of the U.S. population and electorate, and are themselves becoming more diverse and representing more decisive votes. How America evolves as a society and a polity depends on whether and how these new Americans access and are accommodated by existing institutions.
The Future is Ours offers a data-based examination of whether (and exactly how) minority citizens differ from members of the white majority—in political participation, voting preferences, policy opinions, orientations toward government, and legislative representation. Data analyses are presented in non-technical fashion, but throughout the authors attempt to engage issues of research design that expose students to the logics of social science inquiry.
Bowler and Segura argue that demography will, in fact, be destiny. The balance between the two parties is at a tipping point and the outcome depends on how minority Americans engage in politics.
The Apartisan American: Dealignment and Changing Electoral Politics
By Russell J. Dalton
Party identification is often considered the most important concept in modern electoral research—yet Americans' party ties have eroded. Today, independents comprise the largest portion of voters, outnumbering either Democrats or Republicans. This provocative book sheds new light on the dealignment trend with the emergence of an independent voter Dalton is calling the Apartisan American. Utilizing 60 years of electoral surveys, Dalton's friendly and concise narrative shows students just who these apartisans are and how they're introducing new volatility into electoral politics, changing the calculus of electoral decision making, and altering the behavior of political parties. Dalton also shows the same dealignment trend happening in other established democracies. Understanding these apartisans is key to understanding the 2012 election as well as party and electoral politics into the future.
The Elections of 2012
By Michael Nelson
Bringing together top-flight scholars to reflect on and analyze all aspects of the 2012 elections, editor Michael Nelson's The Elections of 2012 can be counted on to deliver a nuanced breakdown of the outcomes, implications, and consequences of yet another momentous political contest. Whether discussing particular races or taking a broader look at national trends, contributors captivate students with stories and political drama, yet weave in important scholarship and expert analysis. Each selection, written specifically for this volume, offers readers historical perspective, as well as a forward look to implications for the political system.
Air Wars: Television Advertising and Social Media in Election Campaigns, 1952–2012, 6th Edition
By Darrell M. West
Tracing the evolution of political advertising from 1952 through the 2012 elections, Darrell M. West returns with his much anticipated sixth edition of Air Wars. Integrating the latest data and key events from the 2012 campaigns, West provides in-depth examination and insight into how candidates plan and execute advertising campaigns, how the media covers these campaigns, and how American voters are ultimately influenced by them. Taking into account technological advances, West now includes discussion of how campaigns are utilizing social media tools to reach audiences and to what effect.
Is This Any Way to Run a Democratic Election? 5th Edition
By Stephen J. Wayne
The 2012 election is over, but the debate over the fairness and accuracy of our electoral system continues. The courts are dealing with the alleged discriminatory impact of voter ID requirements on minority voters; privacy and vote manipulation are concerns as political campaigns utilize new technology to target voters; the news media are contending with harsh public criticism of their elections coverage; the campaign finance floodgates were opened with vast resources spent on negative advertising; and the Electoral College continues to undermine a national, democratic electoral system—Is this any way to run a democratic election? This fully updated fifth edition answers that important question by looking at both recent events and recent scholarship focused on the democratic electoral process, including new data and timely illustrations from the 2012 elections.
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