Second verse, same as the first : the 2012 presidential election in the south / edited by Scott E. Buchanan and Branwell DuBose Kapeluck.

Includes index.

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Southern Politics and the 2012 Presidential Election -- The Setting and the Nominating Process -- Demographic and Issue Cleavages in the Southern Electorate -- The 2012 Presidential Nomination Process -- Elections in the Deep South -- Alabama: Republican Dominance and Democrats Fighting to Survive -- Georgia: Even Redder -- Louisiana: For Republicans and Obama, Second Verse, Same as the First -- Mississippi: Democrats Struggle in an Increasingly Dominant Republican State -- South Carolina: "It's Deja Vu All Over Again" -- Elections in the Rim South -- Arkansas: Another Anti-Obama Aftershock -- Florida: Si, Se Puede! -- North Carolina: No Longer Federal Red and State Blue? -- Tennessee: Republican Ascendency Affirmed -- Texas: Big Red in the 2012 Elections -- Virginia: Obama's Unexpected Firewall -- Toward Two-Party Competition in the South?

"Second Verse, Same as the First is a volume of essays covering the 2012 election as it played out in the eleven former states of the Confederacy. The essays are organized by state and emphasize the presidential campaign, but each state chapter also includes analysis on notable congressional races and important patterns at the state level. Interesting patterns in the South and their implications for the balance of power between the two major parties are analyzed. Additional chapters cover the issues that dominated voter decision making and the nomination process. Second Verse, Same as the First is a necessity for academics, journalists, and political enthusiasts seeking a deeper understanding of contemporary changes in southern electoral politics"--Publisher's description.

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