Maryland Politics and Political Communication, 1950-2005

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Maryland Politics and Political Communication, 1950-2005

Description

Maryland Politics and Political Communication, 1950-2005 is not a survey of all that occurred between 1950 and 2005. Rather, this book focuses on a set of interesting political events in which communication is a very important variable. These events, be they elections or episodes of governance, are also-arguably-the most dramatic ones during the period. It begins with an examination of George Wallace's 1964 and 1972 campaigns in the state's Democratic presidential primary, considers William Donald Schaefer's flamboyant communication strategies as Baltimore mayor and the vicious 1986 U.S. Senate campaign between Democrat Barbara Mikulski and Linda Chavez, and runs through the 2002 gubernatorial race between Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Robert L. Ehrlich. Sheckels highlights the similarities and differences between political communication at state and national levels and looks forward to questions and scenarios that may emerge in future elections.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Maryland, My Maryland
Chapter 2 Sad Tydings
Chapter 3 Mr. Wallace Goes to Maryland
Chapter 4 What Kind of Man, Ted Agnew Is
Chapter 5 William Donald Schaefer: Baltimore's Gift to Maryland
Chapter 6 The "True" Marylander: Barbara Mikulski Under Attack
Chapter 7 Who Told the Better Story: Negative Advertising in the 1998 Glendening vs. Sauerbrey Gubernatorial Campaign
Chapter 8 Something Funny Happened on the Way to the Coronation: Townsend vs. Ehrlich in 2002
Chapter 9 Bookends: Theodore R. McKeldin, Robert R. Ehrlich, and Divided Government
Chapter 10 Conclusion and a Glance at 2006

Product details

Published 19 Aug 2006
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 196
ISBN 9780739157565
Imprint Lexington Books
Series Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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