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Election 2014|Ed Kilgore

Election 2014 : Why the Republicans Swept the Midterms

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The Republican party overwhelmingly carried the midterm elections of 2014, winning nearly every contested congressional and gubernatorial seat and taking the Senate after eight years of Democratic control. Many have characterized this sweep as a sign of a fundamental political shift toward the GOP. But acclaimed political commentator Ed Kilgore argues that the results of the midterm elections were a predictable outcome that was less an ideological watershed than the culmination of several long-term cyclical and historical trends.

Election 2014 strips down conflicting and biased political narratives to present an accessible account of how and why Republicans triumphed so decisively. Kilgore crunches electoral data and evaluates such structural factors as the economy, presidential approval ratings, and voter turnout patterns. Ultimately, this bracing analysis sheds light on the election's implications for the future direction of American politics.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780812247442
  • ISBN-10: 0812247442
  • Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
  • Publish Date: March 2015
  • Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Page Count: 118

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