Slingshot : the defeat of Eric Cantor /: the defeat of Eric Cantor. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lauren Cohen Bell, Randolph-Macon College ; David Elliot Meyer, Randolph-Macon College, Class of 2015 ; Ronald Keith Gaddie, University of Oklahoma.
• Authors: Bell, Lauren Cohen, 1973-; Meyer, David Elliot; Gaddie, Ronald Keith
• Contents: 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;
• Publisher Details: Washington DC : CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Subjects: 324.2755/04; Campaign management -- Virginia -- Case studies; Political campaigns -- Virginia -- Case studies; Political candidates -- Virginia -- Biography; Campaign management; Elections; Political campaigns; Political candidates; Politics and government; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Elections; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General; Virginia -- Politics and government -- 21st century; Virginia; Biography; Case studies; Electronic books; Elections, 2014
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506311944; 1506311946
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