Exploration of how nationally prominent House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost the battle for Republican primary for Virginia's 7th Congressional District to college professor David Brat, an unknown political rookie
Exploration of how nationally prominent House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost the battle for Republican primary for Virginia's 7th Congressional District to college professor David Brat, an unknown political rookieHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Lauren C. Bell is Professor of Political Science and Dean of Academic Affairs at Randolph-Macon College, in Ashland, Virginia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Wooster and Masters of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at The University of Oklahoma. Bell previously served as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow on the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary and a United States Supreme Court fellow at the United States Sentencing Commission in Washington, DC. Dr. Bell is the author of Filibustering in the U.S. Senate (Cambria Press, 2011), Warring Factions: Interest Groups, Money, and the New Politics of Senate Confirmation (The Ohio State University Press, 2002) and The U.S. Congress, A Simulation for Students (Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005) as well as co-author of Perspectives on Political Communication: A Case Approach (Allyn & Bacon, 2008). In addition to these books, she has published single- and co-authored articles in several peer-reviewed journals, including The Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, The Journal of Legislative Studies, The Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, and Judicature.
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Chapter 1: The Cantor Case in Context Journalists versus Political Scientists Placing Cantor's Defeat Into Context Incumbent Defeats Summary Chapter 2: Eric Cantor and the Giant Slayer June 10, 2014-Primary Election Night in Virginia When Leaders Lose Virginia and the South The Virginia 7th & Redistricting The Cast of Characters Summary Chapter 3: David and Goliath Eric Cantor David Brat Summary Chapter 4: Lost Between DC and Richmond Life on Capitol Hill The Three Phases of a Career Cantor's Early Years (2001-04) Cantor's mid-career years (2005-2010) Cantor's final two terms (2011-2014) The Importance of Money Summary Chapter 5: The Primary Contest Cantor's Missteps The Brat Campaign Election Day Summary Chapter 6: The Aftermath The Media (And Everyone Else) Missed the Signs It's (not) Immigration, Stupid Will He or Won't He? The Majority Leader Steps Down Cantor's Resignation The Consequences Summary Chapter 7: Conclusions Lesson #1: Homestyles Matter Lesson #2: The Inadequacy of First Impressions Lesson #3: The Other Candidate Can Be Strategic Lesson #4: The New Southern Factionalism Lesson #5: Campaigns Matter Lesson #6: The Big Sort and the Danger of the New Homogeneity Lesson #7: The Tea Party is Not Monolithic Lesson #8: Leadership and Risk Lesson #9: Lessons for Political Scientists and the Pundit Class Parting Thoughts Epilogue: The 2014 General Election and a Look Toward 2016 Brat vs. Trammell Brat's Early Career in Congress A Look Ahead to 2016 Parting Thoughts
Chapter 1: The Cantor Case in Context Journalists versus Political Scientists Placing Cantor's Defeat Into Context Incumbent Defeats Summary Chapter 2: Eric Cantor and the Giant Slayer June 10, 2014-Primary Election Night in Virginia When Leaders Lose Virginia and the South The Virginia 7th & Redistricting The Cast of Characters Summary Chapter 3: David and Goliath Eric Cantor David Brat Summary Chapter 4: Lost Between DC and Richmond Life on Capitol Hill The Three Phases of a Career Cantor's Early Years (2001-04) Cantor's mid-career years (2005-2010) Cantor's final two terms (2011-2014) The Importance of Money Summary Chapter 5: The Primary Contest Cantor's Missteps The Brat Campaign Election Day Summary Chapter 6: The Aftermath The Media (And Everyone Else) Missed the Signs It's (not) Immigration, Stupid Will He or Won't He? The Majority Leader Steps Down Cantor's Resignation The Consequences Summary Chapter 7: Conclusions Lesson #1: Homestyles Matter Lesson #2: The Inadequacy of First Impressions Lesson #3: The Other Candidate Can Be Strategic Lesson #4: The New Southern Factionalism Lesson #5: Campaigns Matter Lesson #6: The Big Sort and the Danger of the New Homogeneity Lesson #7: The Tea Party is Not Monolithic Lesson #8: Leadership and Risk Lesson #9: Lessons for Political Scientists and the Pundit Class Parting Thoughts Epilogue: The 2014 General Election and a Look Toward 2016 Brat vs. Trammell Brat's Early Career in Congress A Look Ahead to 2016 Parting Thoughts
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