02551nam 2200589Ia 450 991045905100332120200520144314.01-283-00943-997866130094321-4422-1145-8(CKB)2560000000060966(EBL)662250(OCoLC)705539041(SSID)ssj0000468862(PQKBManifestationID)11324934(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000468862(PQKBWorkID)10521251(PQKB)10039673(MiAaPQ)EBC662250(Au-PeEL)EBL662250(CaPaEBR)ebr10465491(CaONFJC)MIL300943(EXLCZ)99256000000006096620110118d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEpic journey[electronic resource] the 2008 elections and American politics : post-2010 election update /James W. Ceaser, Andrew E. Busch, and John J. Pitney, JrLanham Rowman & Littlefield20111 online resource (384 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-1144-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Acknowledgments; Prologue; Chapter One The Scope and Meaning of the Democratic Victory; Chapter Two George W. Bush: The Other Candidate; Chapter Three The Republican Nomination Contest; Chapter Four The Democratic Nomination Contest; Chapter Five The General Election Campaign; Chapter Six Congressional and State Elections; Chapter Seven The Future of American Politics and Institutions; Epilogue: 2010; About the AuthorsWith President George W. Bush's approval ratings at record lows, the 2008 election was a contest that Democrats were predicted to win. And with Barack Obama's victory over John McCain, they did. But it was the highly unlikely journey to this likely destination that set this presidential election apart from others.PresidentsUnited StatesElection2008United StatesPolitics and government2001-2009Electronic books.PresidentsElection324.973/0931Ceaser James W675757Busch Andrew626389Pitney John J.1955-922423MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459051003321Epic journey2069993UNINA