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A defining moment : the presidential election of 2004

"Set against the backdrop of war in Iraq, drastically altered relations with traditional U.S. allies, intense partisanship, and a national debate over moral values, the 2004 presidential campaign presented voters with a clear choice that reflected deep divisions within the country. The contributors to this book examine every aspect of this watershed election-including the strategies and tactics of the Bush and Kerry campaigns, voter turnout and policy consequences, campaign financing, and the power of incumbency. Book jacket."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2005
M.E. Sharpe, Armonk, N.Y., ©2005
Book
x, 268 pages ; 24 cm
9780765615619, 9780765615626, 0765615614, 0765615622
57669700
Part 1 The Context; Chapter 1 The Bush Presidency, William Crotty; Chapter 2 Constituencies and the Consequences of the Presidential Vote, Richard J. Powell, Mark D. Brewer; Part 2 The Presidential Campaign and Congressional Races; Chapter 3 Political Participation in the 2004 Presidential Election, M. Margaret Conway; Chapter 4 The Inevitable Unanticipated Consequences of Political Reform, Christine L. Day, Charles D. Hadley, Harold W. Stanley; Chapter 5 Financing the 2004 Presidential Election, William Crotty; Chapter 6 The Presidential Race of 2004, Patricia Conley; Chapter 7 Incumbency, Politics, and Policy, Jerome M. Mileur; Chapter 8 The 2004 Congressional Races, John S. JacksonIII; Part 3 Conclusions; Chapter 9 Holy Owned Subsidiary, Thomas Ferguson; Chapter 10 The Armageddon Election, John Kenneth White; Chapter 11 Armageddon, Just Another Campaign, or Something In-Between?, William Crotty;