Elections capture a sense of national identity and imply a future direction for the nation. The book seeks to unravel how elections and policies act together dynamically by analyzing parties, strategies, foreign and domestic policies, and the role of religion in political dialogue.

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Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2016

ISBN

9781137389220

Topic

Política y relaciones internacionales

Subtopic

Campañas políticas y elecciones

INDEX

Note: Page numbers in italics refer to tables and charts.

9/11 attacks, 217

abortion

and Affordable Care Act, 283

as American divide, 4

attitudes on, 63

ban on partial birth, 52

Biden/Ryan debate, 4, 249–52, 255–6

Democratic party support for, 51, 53–4

H.R.3 (No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act), 119

and Latinos, 26

and Michelle Obama, 52

Mourdock comments on, 1, 115, 118–19, 121–2

and Obama, 52, 285–6

and Republican platform, 17

Roe v. Wade, 250, 252, 253, 255, 295, 296

and suburban vote, 63, 63

and Supreme Court, 253, 254

and unmarried women, 50

and U.S. Catholic bishops, 238, 250, 253–4, 255, 283, 285

and vice presidential candidates, 4, 249–52, 253–6

as voting issue, 55

Adams, John, 42, 286

Affordable Care Act

and abortion funding, 283

access to health care, 283

and Community Transformation Grants (CTGs), 166–7, 168

contraception coverage, 235–6, 240, 243, 269

delay of employer mandate, 153

and filibuster, 43, 44

and health care exchanges, 25

implementation of, 3

increase in coverage, 167–8

Latino support for, 25

mandate for, 149

and Michelle Obama, 55

and Obama victory, 3

opposition to, 155

passage of, 149–50, 151, 167, 199

polarization of, 3

and prevention initiatives, 159, 160, 166–7

and Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), 166, 168

public opinion of, 145, 154, 155

and reconciliation, 41, 151–2

referendum on, 159

Romney influence in, 265

Supreme Court decision to uphold, 154, 155, 155, 199, 201

vow to repeal, 145, 153

see also health care; health care reform

Afghanistan, 149, 205, 210, 216, 218, 293

African-Americans, 10, 15–16, 16, 28, 29, 85, 86

Akin, Todd

comments on rape, 1, 71, 115, 118

Republicans’ response to, 115, 122, 123–4, 125

and Ryan endorsement of, 119

Alabama, 28, 265

Albr...

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The American Election 2012—Contexts and Consequences
I: The State of the Parties in 2012
II: Emerging Strategies in the 2012 Campaign
III: Implications of the 2012 Election: Domestic and Foreign Policies
IV: Faith and Politics: 2012 and Beyond
Notes on Contributors
Bibliography
Index