Epic Journey: The 2008 Elections and American Politics

With President George W. Bush's approval ratings at record lows, the election was a contest that Democrats were predicted to win. And with Barack.
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As such, the analysis feels more like a bathroom than a picture window into what went on culturally and socially in the election. For example, the author all but dismisses race as a factor in the election, which, following the news as I did for the entire primary and general election season, I find incredibly hard to believe.

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Ceasar insists at several moments that race was simply a background factor and that most of America simply didn't care about it as much as the candidates and pols might have. Race is a major historical theme in ALL of American history, to discount it in the election of the first African-American president seems incredibly naive. Nov 03, Yan rated it did not like it Shelves: I expected the book to be about the presidential race and it was Rather than explaining anything it started to sprout random numbers, she said he said, Elizabeth this, godless that, Ted who!?

To understand this book you needed to follow ALL the elections which wouldn't make sense because this book was supposed to explain all of that. This book is NOT, definitely not, worth 20 some dol I expected the book to be about the presidential race and it was This book is NOT, definitely not, worth 20 some dollars for a freaking paperback!

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Apr 01, Mike rated it really liked it Shelves: I expected a rather biased account of the presidential election, which was ocassionaly delivered. All in all this was a suprisingly good read, explaining in detail why each candidate failed in the primaries, the collapse of the Republican party, and the shaky rise of the Democrats led by Obama.

You end up being left pondering what the election will look like, especially knowing how very close really was an election Ceaser mentions should have been a given for the Dem's. Recomm I expected a rather biased account of the presidential election, which was ocassionaly delivered.

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Recommend for both sides of the aisle. Kevin Mack rated it liked it May 04, John rated it did not like it Sep 17, Kevin rated it really liked it Dec 13, Ryan Ash rated it really liked it Apr 09, Sarah rated it it was amazing Dec 03, Erin rated it really liked it Feb 28, Samuel Black rated it liked it Jul 11, B rated it liked it May 27, Haley rated it really liked it Oct 26, Matt McDaniel rated it it was ok Sep 03, Evan Cochran rated it it was amazing Mar 09, Vince rated it liked it Nov 30, With President George W.

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Bush's approval ratings at record lows, the election was a contest that Democrats were predicted to win. But it was the highly unlikely journey to this likely destination that set this presidential election apart from others.

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As they have every four years since , James W. Ceaser and Andrew E. Busch once again provide the most comprehensive and authoritative account of the presidential election. Joined on this book by John J.


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Hats off to Ceaser, Busch, and Pitney for a lively and excellent account! Mayhew, Sterling Professor of political science, Yale University Here's a useful book, by three academics, for all readers wishing to further understand the presidential campaign—and for those who think they already understand it! All readers will come away feeling as clearheaded as these writers, a tribute to their work.


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Busch's previous election studies: Ceaser and Busch do an excellent job of placing the election into a broader context of elections and politics in the United States over time The authors also offer a careful analysis of the institutional issues that surfaced after last year's campaign. It is well grounded in the literature but unburdened by jargon. Epic Journey is a first rate book for students of politics and the general public.

Epic Journey: The 2008 Elections and American Politics

Red Over Blue is a fair, accurate, and insightful account of the election and a worthy successor to the authors' previous books on and Ceaser and Busch are fast becoming the 'scholars of record' of presidential campaigns. Ceaser and Busch do an excellent job of placing the election into a broader context of elections and politics in the United States over time. Bush's term, Epic Journey is a fine historical read that will give readers a more complete and comprehensive understanding of the recent past.