The presidential campaign of Barack Obama : a critical analysis of a racially transcendent strategy

The presidential campaign of Barack Obama : a critical analysis of a racially transcendent strategy / Dewey M. Clayton.

In the early twenty-first century, race still occupies a dominant role in American politics. Despite this truism, presidential candidate Barack Obama was uniquely poised to transcend both race and party as the first African American to have a realistic chance of winning the presidency. Previous cont...

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Main Author: Clayton, Dewey M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2010.
Subjects:
Obama, Barack.
Obama, Barack
2001-2009
Presidents > United States > Election > 2008.
Political campaigns > United States.
Political campaigns
Politics and government
Presidents > Election
United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009.
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART 1 THE HISTORICAL NATURE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS RUNNING FOR POLITICAL OFFICE, COALITION POLITICS, AND OBAMA'S WINNING COALITION; 1 Introduction; 2 Descriptive and Substantive Representation; 3 Obama's Winning Coalition; PART 2 THE DYNAMICS OF THE CAMPAIGN PROCESS; 4 Demographic Groups that Supported Obama; 5 The Clinton Factor: Hillary and Bill; 6 The Campaign for the White House; 7 Innovations in Technology and Media; 8 Change Comes to America; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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