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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464835103321

Titolo

Studies of communication in the 2012 presidential campaign / / edited by Robert E. Denton, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-8518-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Collana

Lexington Studies in Political Communication

Disciplina

324.973/0932

Soggetti

Presidentsx Election - United States - 2012

Political campaigns - United States

Communication in politics - United States

Mass media - Political aspects - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 The Early Presidential Campaign of 2012 and the Grand Old Party "Wannabes"; 2 Mitt Romney and the 2012 Republican Nomination; 3 "Persona" in the 2012 Presidential Campaign; 4 The Rhetoric of a Campaigning First Lady; 5 First Ladies and Presidential Advising; 6 Political Propheteering; 7 Informed and Undecided; 8 The Honeymoon Is Over!; 9 Music as Rhetoric; 10 Candidates Use of Social Network Sites to Control Their Campaign Message; 11 This One Is Not Like the Others; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

This diverse and unique collection of essays examines the role of communication in various aspects of the 2012 presidential campaign. Topics include the early campaign and Romney's nomination battle, candidate image, the rhetoric and campaigning of Michelle Obama and Ann Romney, issues of race, persuasive appeals to voters, the use of music and social media, and Obama's second inaugural address.