Preface: Gauging Political Discourse |
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L. Sandy Maisel and Darrell M. West |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 Civil Discourse Derailed, or the Invasion of the Body (Politic) Snatchers in Connecticut 2 |
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2 "Accentuating the Positive": Personality, Polling, and Party in Kansas 3 |
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3 Partisanship Trumps Incumbency in Maryland's 8th District |
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27 | (14) |
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4 A Three-peat in the 2nd Congressional District Race in Minnesota |
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41 | (16) |
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5 Riding Your Record: Candidate Qualifications and Discourse in North Carolina's 8th District |
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57 | (14) |
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6 "Nice Guys Finish Last," and Other Possible Untruths about Congressional Elections |
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71 | (14) |
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7 "The Virginian" versus "The Little Mexican": The 2002 Race in Arizona 1 |
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JAMES I. BOWIE AND FREDERIC I. SOLOP |
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8 Down to the Wire: Colorado United States House District 7 |
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99 | (16) |
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9 A Campaign about Campaign Discourse: Maine's 2nd District |
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115 | (14) |
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10 The Mayor Becomes a Congressman: Protecting a Lead Wins Big in Ohio's 3rd Congressional District |
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11 Contrary to Tip O'Neill, All Politics Is Not Local |
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12 Turning a "No Win" Race into a Win: Democrat Tim Holden Beats the Other George W. (Gekas), in Pennsylvania's 17th |
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13 A Cataclysmic Campaign for the Minnesota Senate |
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DANIEL HOFRENNING, JANELLE SAGNESS, AND JULIE GUNDERSON |
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14 Racing in the Shadows: The 2002 Texas Senate Race |
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15 Tightly Contested Everywhere but the Ballot Box: The 2002 Campaign for United States Senate in Maine |
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16 A Civil Campaign in a Competitive State: The 2002 North Carolina U.S. Senate Election |
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Conclusion: Discourse and Beyond |
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Darrell M. West and L. Sandy Maisel |
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References |
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Index |
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About the Contributors |
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