The Native Son Presidential Candidate: The Carter Vote in Georgia Contributor(s): Walton, Hanes, Jr. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275941183 ISBN-13: 9780275941185 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1992 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | American Government - National - History | United States - 20th Century |
Dewey: 324.975 |
LCCN: 91-37747 |
Lexile Measure: 1410 |
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.76" W x 8.6" (0.93 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Georgia - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This pioneering work offers a theoretical perspective on two new variables that shape presidential voting behavior in America. It does this through an exploration of the impact that native son presidential candidate Jimmy Carter had upon his home state electorate in Georgia. The work fully documents the electoral support that Carter received in his twelve elections in the state of Georgia and the support he garnered for his former vice president in the 1984 presidential election. This is the first longitudinal study to examine the impact of native son candidates on voting behavior. It concludes that native son presidential candidates do affect voting behavior in their states and that this effect sometimes extends such behavior throughout their region. This study and its conclusions will be of interest to scholars and historians in political science and presidential studies. |