LEADER 03443oam 2200625I 450 001 9910961018303321 005 20251116233253.0 010 $a1-136-33269-3 010 $a1-136-33270-7 010 $a0-203-12244-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203122440 035 $a(CKB)2560000000102201 035 $a(EBL)1207503 035 $a(OCoLC)849246531 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000886954 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12404040 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000886954 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10839349 035 $a(PQKB)11199654 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1207503 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1207503 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10717494 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL494967 035 $a(OCoLC)849246256 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB135670 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000102201 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe American elections of 2012 /$fedited by Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Steven E. Schier 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-415-80711-5 311 08$a0-415-80710-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a1. Obama's coalition: how the president customized his campaign and cobbled together his majority / John F. Harris and James Hohmann -- 2. The campaign and the media / Diana Owen -- 3. Fighting off challengers: the 2012 nomination of Mitt Romney / Barbara Norrander -- 4. The general election campaign / Steven E. Schier and Janet Box-Steffensmeier -- 5. Congressional elections 2012 / Roger H. Davidson -- 6. The effect of the 2012 elections on party polarization / Sean M. Theriault and Megan M. Moeller -- 7. Campaign finance in the 2012 election / Robert G. Boatright -- 8. Public opinion and the presidential election / Christopher Wlezien -- 9. Religion in the 2012 election / James L. Guth and Leigh A. Bradberry -- 10. The reaffirmation of the post-Cold War electoral order / Nicol C. Rae. 330 $aThe 2012 American elections were highly competitive, with the unusually close partisan balance making the elections an opportunity for each of the two major parties. This book assembles leading political scientists and political journalists to explain the 2012 election results and their implications for America's future. In addition to assessing election results, the book examines the consequences of the large ambitions of the Obama presidency and the political and policy risks entailed in the pursuit of those ambitions. It also explores Congressional elections and policymaking since 2008, and how they affected election results in 2012. The book promises a more coherent focus than that evident in similar edited works, achieved through a limited number of chapters and clear definition of chapter content. 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xElection, 2012 606 $aElections$zUnited States$xHistory 615 0$aPresidents$xElection, 2012. 615 0$aElections$xHistory. 676 $a324.973/0932 701 $aBox-Steffensmeier$b Janet M.$f1965-$0786601 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910961018303321 996 $aThe American elections of 2012$94483923 997 $aUNINA