| Disappearing God Gap?: Religion in the 2008 Presidential Election Contributor(s): Smidt, Corwin (Author), Den Dulk, Kevin (Author), Froehle, Bryan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199734704 ISBN-13: 9780199734702 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $34.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch - Religion | Religion, Politics & State |
| Dewey: 324.973 |
| LCCN: 2009026454 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.95 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: After the reelection of George W. Bush in 2004, the God Gap became a hotly debated political issue. Religious voters were seen as the key to Bush's victory, and Democrats began scrambling to reach out to them. Four years later, however, with the economy in a tailspin on election day, religion barely seemed to register on people's radar screens. In this book, a team of well-regarded scholars digs deeper to examine the role religion played in the 2008 campaign. They take a long view, placing the election in historical context and looking at the campaign as a whole, from the primaries through all the way through election day. At the heart of their analysis is data gleaned from a national survey conducted by the authors, in which voters were interviewed in the spring of 2008 and then re-interviewed after the election. |
