Key states, high stakes : Sarah Palin, the Tea Party, and the 2010 elections

Bullock, Charles S., 1942- (Added Author).

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ISBN: 1442210974 (ebk.)
ISBN: 9781442210974 (ebk.)
ISBN: 1442210966 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781442210967 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1442210958 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781442210950 (cloth : alk. paper)
Physical Description: viii, 245 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The 2010 elections / Charles S. Bullock, III -- Mama Grizzly nearly trapped: New Hampshire's Republican Senate primary / Dante J. Scala -- Sacrificing electoral viability for ideological purity: Christine O'Donnell and the Delaware Senate race / Daniel C. Reed -- Nevada: the Tea Party takes on Harry Reid but from the wrong angle / Ted G. Jelen -- "A deep blue hole"? California, the Tea Party, and the 2010 midterm elections / Amy Widestrom and Christopher Dennis -- Florida: a plummeting economy, Tea Parties, and Palin give GOP a clean sweep / Susan A. MacManus with the assistance of David J. Bonanza and Mary L. Moss -- Randslide: Tea Party success in the establishment's backyard / Joel Turner and Scott Lasley -- Ron Johnson: the accidental Tea Partier / Geoffrey Peterson -- The Pennsylvania Senate race: Toomey's time / Stanley P. Berard -- Colorado: the centennial state bucks the national trend / M. Jean Kingston -- The 2010 West Virginia Senate race / Robert Rupp -- The empire strikes back: the 2010 elections in New York / Costas Panagopoulos -- Arkansas: the kettle that didn't whistle / Andrew Dowdle and Joseph D. Giammo -- Coats vs. Ellsworth: the 2010 Indiana Senate race / Michael A. Maggiotto and Raymond H. Scheele -- The blue and the red in the land of Obama: the 2010 midterms in Illinois / Janna L. Deitz -- The 2010 Washington U.S. Senate race: two familiar faces and two potential wild cards / Edward Anegon and David Nice -- Connecticut: too liberal to be Palin's cup of tea / Diana Evans -- Conclusion: Evaluating Palin, the Tea Party, and DeMint influences / Charles S. Bullock, III.