Kondik, Kyle,

The bellwether : why Ohio picks the president / Kyle Kondik. - 1 online resource (xv, 172 pages) : illustrations, maps

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-164) and index.

Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Swing States, Bellwethers, and the Nation's Shrinking Political Middle; 2: Ohio at the Head of the Flock; 3: Typical in All Things; 4: The Civil War at the Ballot Box, 1896-1932; 5: Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Nixon-but Not Taft, 1936-1972; 6: Obama Rewrites the Carter-Clinton Playbook, 1976-2012; 7: Searching for the Bellwether's Bellwether; Conclusion: Will Ohio Remain a Bellwether (and Will It Lose Anything If It Doesn't)?; Notes; A Note on Sources; Bibliography; Index

Every four years, Ohio finds itself in the thick of the presidential race. What about the Buckeye State makes it so special?


English.

9780821445549 0821445545


Elections--Ohio.
Presidents--Election.
Presidents--United States.
Voting--Ohio.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Elections.
Elections.
Politics and government.
Presidents.
Presidents--Election.
Voting.


Ohio--Politics and government.
Ohio.
United States.


Electronic books.

JK5590 / .K66 2016

324.9771