Ebook: 2008 presidential elections ;A story in four acts

Prologue: The importance of the 2008 US Presidential Elections for Europe -- Erik Jones, Salvatore Vassallo -- Act I: Choosing the Candidates -- 1 The Democrats -- John Gans -- 2 The Republicans -- Paul Gottfried -- 3 The Independents, Also-Rans, and Almost-Rans -- William Binning -- Act II: The National Campaigns -- 4 Setting the Agenda -- Jennifer M. Palmieri -- 5 Money, Organization, and Strategy -- James Thurber, Alicia Prevost -- 6 Conventions and Debates -- Andy Wroe -- Act III: And the Winner Is ... -- 7 Explaining the Vote -- Michael Shin -- 8 The New Congress -- B. Guy Peters -- 9 The New Administration -- Fabrizio Bucci -- Act IV: The Aftermath -- 10 A New U.S. Foreign Policy? -- Mario Del Pero -- 11 A New U.S. Economy? -- Jonathon Moses -- 12 A New U.S. Politics and Society? -- Chris Bailey -- Epilogue: Implications for Europe -- Erik Jones, Salvatore Vassallo