Aims to provide the readers with an understanding of contemporary campaigns and elections in congressional contests at the individual level. This book deals with many questions, such as: how do these candidates deal with the whole medley of issues confront

Designed to lead readers to see the candidates who run for political office as individuals struggling to win elections. This book aims to provide readers with an understanding of contemporary campaigns and elections in congressional contests at an individu

The 2010 Midterm Elections were momentous in the history of U.S. campaigns. Readers of this book will follow the path of seven House and six Senate races from inception to election postmortem. The chapters are both narrative and provide analysis of an array of interesting and diverse contests from throughout the country. Each entry was written by one or more experts living in the state or region of the race. The authors provide succinct and highly readable chapters meant to illustrate the distinctive nature of the campaigns they are examining. Readers will see individual campaigns and...