| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 278 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-271) and index. |
| Contents |
Religion and presidential campaigns in perspective -- Religion and the political landscape in 2008 -- Religion and the 2008 presidential primaries -- Religion and the summer interlude -- Religion and the fall campaign -- Religion and election day : voter mobilization in 2008 -- Religion and election day : voting patterns -- The God gap revisited. |
| Summary |
"After the reelection of George W. Bush in 2004, the "God Gap" became a hotly debated political issue. Religious voters were seen as the key to Bush's victory, and Democrats began scrambling to reach out to them. Four years later, however, with the economy in a tailspin on election day, religion barely seemed to register on people's radar screens. In this book, a team of well-regarded scholars digs deeper to examine the role religion played in the 2008 campaign. They take a long view, placing the election in historical context and looking at the campaign as a whole, from the primaries through all the way through election day. At the heart of their analysis is data gleaned from a national survey conducted by the authors, in which voters were interviewed in the spring of 2008 and then re-interviewed after the election."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Religion and politics -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Religion and politics. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008.
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Presidents. |
| Chronological Term |
2008 |
| Subject |
United States -- Religion -- 1960-
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Religion. |
| Chronological Term |
1960- |
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Since 1960 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Smidt, Corwin E., 1946-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Disappearing God gap? Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 9780199734719 (DLC) 2009026454 (OCoLC)426252779 |
| ISBN |
9780199742233 (electronic book) |
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0199742235 (electronic book) |
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9780199734719 (hardcover) |
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0199734712 (hardcover) |
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9780199734702 (paperback) |
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0199734704 (paperback) |
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