Michael Nelson once again brings together top-notch scholars to analyze all aspects of the 2008 elections. Available mere months after the November 4th elections, this volume provides an insightful look at the contests, their outcomes, and their implications for the future.

With original, first-rate analysis, chapter authors capture the drama as well as critique the importance of particular races—all the while giving perspective to the larger trends and effects of the election results. An invaluable and incredibly current resource when imparting the significance of voting and elections in the classroom, instructors can count on The Elections of 2008 to pique students’ interest while providing a fascinating read and unsurpassed analysis.

1. The Setting, Michael Nelson

2. The Nominations, Barry C. Burden

3. The Presidential Election, Gerald M. Pomper

4. The Presidency, Paul J. Quirk and Bruce Nesmith

5. The Congress, Gary C. Jacobson

6. The Media, Marjorie Hershey

7. Voting Behavior, Nicole Mellow

8. Campaign Finance, Marian Currinder

9. The Meaning of the Election, David Mayhew

Michael Nelson teaches courses on U.S. politics, presidency, and the Constitutional Convention at Rhodes College. In addition, he participates in the college's humanities course: The Search for Values in the Light of Western History and Religion. Before coming to Rhodes in 1991, he taught at Vanderbilt University for thirteen years and was the editor of The Washington Monthly. His most recent books are The Presidency and the Political System, 8th ed. (2006), The Elections of 2004 (2005), The Evolving Presidency, 2nd ed. (2004), The American Presidency: Origins and Development, 1776-2002, 4th ed. (with Sidney M. Milkis, 2003), Governing Gambling: Politics and Policy in State, Tribe, and Nation (with John Lyman Mason, 2001), and Celebrating the Humanities: A Half Century of the Search Course at Rhodes College (1996).