The Roads to Congress 2022 : Controversies and Competing Visions for America's Future

• Autore: Wilson Walter Clark
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (379 pages)
• Disciplina: 324.9730934
• Altri autori: ForemanSean D GodwinMarcia L
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Congress in Transition -- 1 The 2022 Midterm Elections: A Murky Clear View of Congress' Future -- The Murky Midterms -- 117th Congress and the Insurrection -- 117th Congress and Legislation -- Mapping the Course -- References -- 2 The Role of Donald Trump in the 2022 Republican Congressional Primaries -- Trump's Campaign Activities in Historical Context -- Who Trump Could Help -- What Trump Did to Help Republican Candidates in 2022 -- Endorsements -- Events -- Campaign Contributions and Independent Expenditures -- How the Candidates Talked About Trump -- The Pro-impeachment Republicans -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 3 Talking Trump: An Assessment of Trumpian Rhetorical Cues Among Trump Endorsees in the 2022 Congressional Elections -- Cues and Heuristics in Campaign Rhetoric -- Defining Trump Talk -- Analysis -- Summing Up the Findings and Future Research -- Notes -- References -- 4 Resisting the Wave: Examining Co-Partisan Coattail Effects Between the Senate and House 1958-2022 -- Victory and Defeat in Midterm Elections -- Another Kind of Coattail -- Democrats Surf and Republicans Put Their Backs Against the Tide in the 2018 Midterm -- Resisting the Wave: Democratic Stability in 2022 -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 5 Redistricting for the 2022 Election: Many Roads, Some More Well-Traveled Than Others -- The 2020 U.S. Census and Reapportionment -- Redistricting -- States Losing Seats -- States Gaining Seats -- Other States with Partisan Changes -- States Without Partisan Changes (for Now) -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part II House of Representatives -- 6 The Maiden Voyage of Michigan's Redistricting Commission -- Michigan's Process in Context: Redistricting Commissions Across the States. ; Creating Michigan's Redistricting Commission -- Selecting Michigan's Commissioners -- Resources Needed to Support the Commission -- Public Input and Transparency -- Drawing the Maps -- Voting on the Maps -- How Fair Is Michigan's New Map? -- Seats to Votes Ratios -- Other Measures of Partisan Fairness -- Lopsided Margins -- Efficiency Gap -- Mean-Median Difference -- District Compactness -- The Voting Rights Act -- Comparing Michigan's New Map to Other State Maps -- Arizona -- California -- Colorado -- Ohio -- New Jersey -- Virginia -- Washington State -- Summary -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 7 Swing State? The Impact of Twenty Years of Florida Election Law Post-HAVA -- Case Selection: Florida -- Setting the Stage: Florida Election Law Prior to 2002 -- Understanding HAVA -- Examining Florida Election Laws from 2002 to 2022 -- Jeb Bush, 2002-2006 -- Charlie Crist, 2007-2010 -- Rick Scott, 2011-2014 and 2015-2018 -- Ron DeSantis, 2019-2022 -- Implications and Future Research -- Notes -- References -- 8 Voter Turnout in the 2022 Elections: Evidence from Georgia -- Introduction -- State and National Trends in Voter Turnout and Party Support -- What Drove Turnout in 2022? -- Georgia as a Case Study for Assessing Participation -- Data and Methodology -- Results -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 9 Campaign Donations and Surrogate Representation: Interdistrict Donations by and for Women -- Political Donations -- Competitive Elections and Donations -- Women, Fundraising, and Representation -- Women, Party, and Contributions -- Theoretical Argument -- Data and Methods -- Results -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 10 New Perspectives on Partisanship, Electoral Competition, and Campaign Finance Behavior in Congressional Elections -- Introduction -- Diverse Sectors and Goals -- Data and Aggregate Trends. ; Individual Contributors and Negative Partisanship -- Parties, Ideological Groups, and Competition -- Labor, Business, and "Access" -- More of the Same? -- Note -- References -- 11 Virginia's Second Congressional District: New Redistricting in the Old Dominion -- District Profile -- The Candidates -- Elaine Luria -- Jen Kiggans -- Campaign Issues -- Campaign Strategy -- Election Results -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 12 Three of a Kind: Iowa's Unique Congressional Competitiveness -- About Iowa's Congressional Districts -- The Candidates -- Campaign Issues -- Campaign Strategy -- Election Results -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part III US Senate -- 13 New Hampshire US Senate Race: Slow and Steady Keeps the Seat Blue -- New Hampshire's Political Environment -- The Candidates -- Campaign Issues -- Campaign Strategy -- Election Results -- Notes -- References -- 14 2022 Ohio U.S. Senate Race: A Test of the Buckeye State's Redness and National Political Role -- Ohio's Political Environment -- The Candidates -- Tim Ryan (Democrat) -- J. D. Vance (Republican) -- Campaign Strategy, Issues, Debates, and Ads -- Campaign Finance -- Election Results -- Conclusion -- References -- 15 2022 Nevada U.S. Senate Race: Cortez Masto Beats Back the Tide to Prevail -- Democratic Headwinds -- The Candidates and Their Campaigns -- Catherine Cortez Masto -- Adam Laxalt -- Voter Participation and Regional Margins -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- 16 U.S. Senate Race in Georgia: Walker's Fumble Highlights a Poor Republican Team -- Georgia's Political Environment: The Deep South Becomes the New South -- The Candidates -- Raphael Warnock -- Herschel Walker -- Issues and National Forces -- Battle of the Presidents -- National Attention + Candidate Quality -- Debates -- Campaign Finance -- Election Results -- Runoff Election -- Conclusion -- References. ; 17 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Race: John Fetterman V. Mehmet Oz-Keystone of the Senate Democratic Majority -- Pennsylvania: The Electoral Keystone -- Pennsylvania's Political Environment -- The Candidates -- John Fetterman -- Mehmet Oz -- Party Primaries -- Democratic Primary -- Republican Primary -- Campaign Issues -- Abortion -- Criminal Justice -- Immigration -- The Economy -- Attack Lines: Oz's Residency and Fetterman's Authenticity -- The Debate Over the Debate -- Campaign Finance -- Campaign Strategy -- Endorsements and Visits -- Polls -- Analysis -- References -- Part IV Lessons Learned -- 18 Blocked Exits, Rest Stops, Turning Points, and Turtle Races on the 2022 Roads to Congress -- No Exit from Partisan Politics or Narrow Majorities -- Rest Stops on the Road to Descriptive Representation -- A Turning Point to Trumpism or from Trump? -- Slow and Steady Wins the Race? Biden and Democrats Overperform Expectations -- Looking Ahead -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Roads to Congress 2022
• ISBN: 3-031-42749-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910799490203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II