Midterm Madness
The Elections of 2002
Midterm Madness
The Elections of 2002
Description
The midterm contests for the Senate, House of Representatives, and 36 governorships produced drama aplenty in 2002. A tragic plane crash killed a U.S. senator just ten days before the election, casting his state into mourning and political confusion. Another senator, losing in his reelection bid because of corruption, chose to withdraw in mid-campaign. The president's own brother was involved in a knock-down, drag-out campaign for reelection in the state that installed the current White House occupant by a grand total of 537 votes. But more than anything, the 2002 midterm elections featured a titanic struggle between the political parties for control of Congress. Both houses were narrowly divided in the so-called "50-50" America produced by the split 2000 presidential election. Which party, if either, would emerge with the spoils of war?
In the end, there was no landslide, but there was a clear victor: the Republicans. And the colossus of 2002 was President George W. Bush, the driving force behind the historic GOP triumph. Firmly securing the House and recapturing the Senate gives Bush an unusual opportunity in American politics-to be stronger in the second half of his term than the first. Through a superb team of academics and journalists led by Dr. Larry J. Sabato, Midterm Madness: The Elections of 2002 analyzes and dissects this fascinating election season.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Air Force Won
Chapter 3 Playing Second Fiddle: Political Ads, International Newsmakers Bury Election Coverage
Chapter 4 Starting to Click: Online Campaigning in the 2002 Elections
Chapter 5 U.S. House Races : Republican Resurgence After Eight Lean Years
Chapter 6 Iowa Senate: Harkin's Best Yet
Chapter 7 Minnesota Senate: Tragedy and Triumph in a National Headline Contest
Chapter 8 Missouri Senate: Sympathy's Time Limit for Jean Carnahan
Chapter 9 New Jersey Senate: Back to the Future as Torricelli Yields to Lautenberg
Chapter 10 New Hampshire Senate: Down to the Wire in New Hampshire
Chapter 11 North Carolina Senate: Dole Finally Beats Clinton (Sort of)
Chapter 12 South Dakota Senate: George Bush vs. Tom Daschle, Once Removed
Chapter 13 Tennessee Senate: The Resurrection of Lamar Alexander
Chapter 14 Texas Senate: A Race About Race
Chapter 15 It's a Sonny Day in Georgia
Chapter 16 California Governor: Don't Vote, It Will Only Encourage Them
Chapter 17 Florida Governor: Three Elections in One
Chapter 18 Illinois Governor: It Was More Than the Ryan Name
Chapter 19 Iowa Governor: Vilsack Gets An Encore
Chapter 20 Maryland Governor: The Close of Camelot
Chapter 21 Minnesota Governor: The End of the Ventura Interlude
Chapter 22 Pennsylvania Governor: Philadelphia Gets a Governor
Chapter 23 Texas Governor: The Democratic 'Dream Team' Bites the Dust
Chapter 24 A Final Look in the Rearview Mirror for 2002: The Midterm Map of America
Product details
| Published | 02 Apr 2003 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 296 |
| ISBN | 9781461704867 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Series | Center for Politics Series |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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