The Gamble : : Choice and Chance in the 2012 Presidential Election - Updated Edition / / Lynn Vavreck, John Sides.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Sides, John,; Vavreck, Lynn,
• MitwirkendeR: Myers, Charles T.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Sides, John.; Vavreck, Lynn.
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Updated edition with a New Preface by the authors
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (360 p.) :; 50 line illus. 23 tables.

"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 accurate and precise account of the election yet written-and the only book of its kind.In a new preface, the authors reflect on the place of The Gamble in the tradition of presidential election studies, its reception to date, and possible paths for future social science research.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Ante Up -- Chapter 2: The Hand You're Dealt -- Chapter 3: Random, or Romney? -- Chapter 4: All In -- Chapter 5: High Rollers -- Chapter 6: The Action -- Chapter 7: The Winning Hand -- Chapter 8: Cashing In -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Index