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Selected Works of David Mayhew
Contribution to Book
The Meaning of the 2008 Election
The Elections of 2008 (2010)
  • David R Mayhew
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Abstract
An absence of incumbent candidates, a customary bent toward homeostasis in the electorate, a good showing by Barack Obama among all races, and the Wall Street crash all shaped the Democratic victory of 2008.
Keywords
  • Political Science,
  • Presidency,
  • Congress,
  • 2008 Election,
  • Elections
Disciplines
Publication Date
2010
Editor
Michael Nelson
Publisher
CQ Press
Citation Information
David R Mayhew. "The Meaning of the 2008 Election" The Elections of 2008 (2010) p. 187 - 204
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david-mayhew/287/