This book explores multiple stories of the 2018 US midterm elections. From retirements and redistricting, to #Me Too and tariffs, it synthesizes the consequences through a thoughtful, empirical analysis. As the final votes are counted, we scholars know that midterm elections matter and have unforeseen consequences for decades to come.
Table of Content
1. More to the Story: The Unforeseen Impacts of the 2018 Midterms.- 2. Stemming the Tide: The Impact of Redistricting on the 2018 Midterm Election.- 3. Checking Out: 2018 Congressional Retirements and Resignations in Historical Perspective.- 4. Women, Novices, and Veterans: Diversity in the 2018 Democratic House Primaries.- 5. Rethinking the Strategic Woman Candidate.- 6. Tariff, Race, and Voting: A District Level Analysis of the Trump Effect on the Republican Vote Share.
About the author
Tauna S. Sisco is Associate Professor of Sociology at Saint Anselm College. Her research interests include homelessness, women and politics, and post-natal maternal healthcare. Her work has also appeared in Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy, Feminist Media Studies, and the Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Jennifer C. Lucas is Professor Politics at Saint Anselm College. Her research, which focuses on the role of gender in campaigns, public policy, and congressional politics, has appeared in Politics & Gender, American Politics Research, and Social Science Quarterly. She is the former co-editor of the Journal of Women, Politics, and Policy.
Christopher J. Galdieri is Associate Professor of Politics at Saint Anselm College. He is a frequent commentator on New Hampshire and presidential primary politics and has published in multiple journals. He recently published Stranger in a Strange State: The Politics of Carpetbagging from Robert Kennedy to Scott Brown.
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