The 2010 elections in Florida [[electronic resource]] : it's the economy stupid! / / Robert E. Crew, Jr. ; with the assistance of Slater Bayliss

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790594403321
• Autore: Crew Robert E
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Md. ; ; Plymouth, England, : University Press of America, c2013
• ISBN: 0-7618-6173-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Collana: Patterns and Trends in Florida Elections
• Altri autori (Persone): BaylissSlater
• Disciplina: 324.209759
• Soggetti: Elections - Florida; Florida Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: THE 2010 ELECTIONS IN FLORIDA; TABLE OF CONTENTS; List of Tables; Preface; Part I: The 2010 Elections in Florida: It's the Economy Stupid!; 1 The 2010 Statewide Elections: A Unique Year; The Martinez Decision; The National Economy and Florida Politics; The Race for the U.S. Senate: The Candidates; The Race for Governor: The Candidates; The Race for Statewide Office: Attorney General, Chief Financial Commissioner of Agriculture and Chief Financial Officer; Part II: The Race for the U.S. Senate; 2 The Campaign for the U.S. Senate: Background and Context; The Primary Campaigns; The Democratic Primary: Background and ContextThe Outcome of the Democratic Primary; The U.S. Senate General Election; The Outcome of the Senate Race; 3 The Senatorial Election Results; Alternative Voting: Early and Absentee Ballots; Patterns in Senatorial Elections: Party Success; The County-by-County Outcome; Part III: The Race for Governor; 4 Social Groups and the Senatorial Vote: 2006, 2008, 2010; How Social Groups Voted in the Senatorial Race; Gender, Age, and Race; Changing in Voting Coalitions between 2006 and 2010; 5 The Race for Governor: Strategy; The Republican Primary; The Outcome of the PrimaryThe General Election for Governor; 6 The Gubernatorial Election Results; The County-by-County Vote; Voter Turnout; 7 Group Voting in the 2010 Gubernatorial Election; How Social Groups Voted in the 2010 Gubernatorial Election; Voting Coalitions, ; 1998 through 2010; Part IV: The Races for Other Statewide Offices; 8 The Race for Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer and Officer and Commissioner of Agriculture; The Primary Campaign for Attorney General; The General Election for Attorney General; The Race for Commissioner of Agriculture; Election Results for Statewide OfficesPart V: The 2010 Congressional Elections; 9 The Campaigns for Congress; Introduction; District by District Analysis; The Pattern of Outcomes; Explaining the Results; Part VI: The 2010 State Legislative Elections; 10 The Campaigns for the State Legislature; Introduction; The Parameters of the 2010 Election; Overall Results: Legislative Races with Two-Party Competition; Competitive Races in 2010: House Seats; Competitive Senate Races; Additional Incumbent Losses; Patterns of Outcomes; Explaining the Results; Part VII: The Florida Elections of 2010 in Perspective11 The 2010 Election and the Future of Florida Politics; Introduction; Legislative Apportionment; Minor Party Candidates; Term Limits; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book places the 2010 elections in historical context and offers an explanation for the substantial gains made by the Republicans in Florida that year. It also discusses the voting behavior of the Florida electorate and the importance of national forces on state level elections.