The Elections of 2004

by Michael Nelson (Editor)

Nine contributions from leading political scientists describe and analyze the elections of 2004 and their consequences. In the opening article, Nelson (Rhodes College) places the elections within the context of a long-term trend toward a national Republican majority. Other topics include (for example) the challenge and promise of Internet politics; campaign finance in the Presidential and Congressional elections; and increasing polarization among voters. The volume is not indexed. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

213 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Michael Nelson is the Fulmer Professor of Political Science at Rhodes College. He has published multiple books, the most recent of which is Resilient America: Electing Nixon, Channeling Dissent, and Dividing Government (2014). Other recent books are The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776–2014, with Sidney Milkis (2015); The Presidency and the Political System, 10th ed. (2014); and The Elections of 2012 (2013). He has published numerous articles in scholarly journals such as the Journal of Politics and Political Science Quarterly and in periodicals such as Virginia Quarterly Review, the Claremont Review of Books, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Although most of his articles have been about American politics and government, he also has written about C. S. Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Charles Dickens, Garrison Keillor, football, and baseball. More than 50 of these articles have been reprinted in anthologies of political science, history, and English composition. He is editor of the American Presidential Elections book series for the University Press of Kansas and is currently writing a book about the 1992 election.

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