This informative volume neatly blends the national and local determinants of congressional elections. It carefully examines key races without losing sight of the broader theoretical concerns important to modern political science.
Kelly D. Patterson, Brigham Young University
Praise for Previous Editions:
Adkins and Dulios Cases in Congressional Campaigns is an outstanding edited volume. Sandwiched between a first-rate introduction and conclusion are many excellent case studies written by some of the leading scholars in the field. Students will learn much from this book.
Paul S. Herrnson, University of Maryland
Adkins and Dulio have assembled a team of top-notch scholars who consider a variety of races that together illustrate just how interesting the 2010 elections were. We will be discussing and analyzing the 2010 election for a long time, and this collection provides not only an excellent starting point for our investigations but also a rich source of data and thoughtful analyses of the most intriguing aspects of this fascinating election.
Diana Dwyre, California State University, Chico
Adkins and Dulio do an outstanding job in their edited volume, highlighting salient and insightful case studies of the historic 2010 midterm elections. Although the election was clearly a referendum on the Obama Administration, the individual case studies offer numerous insights into some of the more interesting House and Senate races across the country. This volume also offers a nice contextual discussion of several key elections that will shape political events in the upcoming presidential election.
Jamie Carson, University of Georgia
Cases in Congressional Campaigns
This carefully chosen sample of 2018 congressional campaigns provides readers with an account of the campaign battles that took place across the nation for control of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Although Democrats seemed to be poised for a big blue wave of victory following Donald Trumps divisive yet historic 2016 election, the midterms yielded instead a split decision.
Looking at issues including Brett Kavanauvghs confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, health care, and the economy, as well as the impact of President Trump, this book traces the dynamics that were at work in the 2018 midterm elections. The editors open with an explanation of the trends in this election cycle, followed by eight in-depth case studies of U.S. House and U.S. Senate toss-up races involving seats held by endangered Republican incumbents. The book shows how 2018 fits into the context of prior midterm election cycles and what these competitive states and districts may mean for 2020.
Aimed at a wide variety of college courses and general interest readers, this book tells the story of the 2018 midterms in fascinating detail.
Randall E. Adkins is Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He teaches courses on the presidency, Congress, political parties, and campaigns and elections. Adkins is the editor of The Evolution of Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections, and is the author of numerous articles and chapters in edited volumes on the presidency and campaigns and elections. His research is published in American Politics Quarterly, American Politics Research, American Review of Politics, the Journal of Political Marketing, Political Research Quarterly, Presidential Studies Quarterly, PS: Political Science and Politics, and Publius: The Journal of Federalism. He is also a former American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow on Capitol Hill, where he worked for the Hon. David E. Price (NC-4).
David A. Dulio is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Oakland University, where he teaches courses on campaigns and elections, Congress, political parties, interest groups, and other areas of American politics. Dulio has published 11 other books, including Campaigns From the Ground Up: State House Campaigns in a National Perspective and For Better or Worse? How Professional Political Consultants Are Changing Elections in the United States. He has written dozens of articles and book chapters on subjects ranging from the role of professional consultants in U.S. elections to campaign finance. Dulio is also a former American Political Science Congressional Fellow on Capitol Hill, where he worked in the U.S. House of Representatives Republican Conference for former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts Jr. (OK-4).
Cases in Congressional Campaigns
Split Decision
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Names: Adkins, Randall E., editor. | Dulio, David A., editor.
Title: Cases in Congressional campaigns : split decision / Randall E. Adkins and David A. Dulio.
Description: Third edition. | New York : Taylor & Francis, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references.
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Subjects: LCSH: United States. CongressElections, 2018Case studies. | Political campaignsUnited StatesHistory21st centuryCase studies.
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Randall E. Adkins and David A. Dulio
Stephen K. Medvic and Berwood Yost
David F. Damore
Brandon Rottinghaus
Kim Fridkin and Patrick J. Kenney
Gar Culbert and Alexandra J. Lazar
Amy E. Jasperson
David A. Dulio and John S. Klemanski
