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25%OFFJohn Sides - The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Presidential Election - Updated Edition - 9780691163635 - V9780691163635
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The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Presidential Election - Updated Edition

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Description for The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Presidential Election - Updated Edition Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 50 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMG; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
"Game changer." We heard it so many times during the 2012 U.S. presidential election. But what actually made a difference in the contest--and what was just hype? In this groundbreaking book, John Sides and Lynn Vavreck tell the dramatic story of the election--with a big difference. Using an unusual "moneyball" approach and drawing on extensive quantitative data, they look beyond the anecdote, folklore, and conventional wisdom that often pass for election analysis to separate what was truly important from what was irrelevant. The Gamble combines this data with the best social science research and colorful on-the-ground reporting, providing the most ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691163635
SKU
V9780691163635
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About John Sides
John Sides is associate professor of political science at George Washington University and the coauthor of Campaigns and Elections (Norton). He cofounded and contributes to The Monkey Cage, a politics blog. Lynn Vavreck is professor of political science and communications at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her books include The Message Matters: The Economy and Presidential Campaigns (Princeton). She ... Read more

Reviews for The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Presidential Election - Updated Edition
Honorable Mention for the 2013 PROSE Award in Government & Politics, Association of American Publishers "Sides and Vavreck offer a detailed, quantified description of the battlefield
an effort to provide political science insight in real time."
David Lauter, Los Angeles Times/Jacket Copy blog "In The Gamble, two super-smart thinkers lay out moneyball politics for anyone to understand."
Gregg Easterbrook, ESPN.com "Good, sane tome ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Presidential Election - Updated Edition


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