Galdieri Stranger in a Strange State

The Politics of Carpetbagging from Robert Kennedy to Scott Brown
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-4384-7404-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Examines why some politicians take the drastic step of becoming a carpetbagger and how that shapes their campaigns and chances for victory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Galdieri, Christopher J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments

1. Don’t Be a Stranger

2. Representation, Localism, Ambition, and Party

3. Robert Kennedy: New York, 1964

4. Hillary Rodham Clinton: New York, 2000

5. Two Would-Be Two-State Senators

6. Four Lesser-Known Carpetbaggers

7. Scott Brown: New Hampshire, 2014

Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher J. Galdieri is Associate Professor of Politics at Saint Anselm College. He is the coeditor (with Jennifer C. Lucas and Tauna S. Sisco) of several books, including Conventional Wisdom, Parties, and Broken Barriers in the 2016 Election; The Role of Twitter in the 2016 US Election; Political Communication & Strategy: Consequences of the 2014 Midterm Elections; and Races, Reforms, & Policy: Implications of the 2014 Midterm Elections.