xiv, 320 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 24 x 32 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction -- The 2008 primaries -- Campaigns -- General elections -- Regional patterns and swing states: regional analyses -- Leading counties: 2004 and 2008 votes and turnouts: selected economic, demographic, and religious correlates -- Other key 2008 elections -- Nonpartisan referenda -- Post-2008: congressional votes -- Toward a more perfect union: ten scenarios.