Swingin' Samson by Michael Hurd
Candidates normally run for office in the places where they live. Occasionally, however, a politician will run as a carpetbagger--someone who moves to a new state for the express purpose of running, or who runs in one state after holding office in another. Stranger in a Strange State examines what makes some politicians take this drastic step and how that shapes their campaigns and chances for victory. Focusing on races for the US Senate from 1964 forward, Christopher J. Galdieri analyzes the campaigns of nine carpetbaggers, including nationally known figures such as Robert F. Kennedy and Hillary Rodham Clinton and less well-known candidates like Elizabeth Cheney and Scott Brown. These case studies draw on archival research, contemporaneous accounts of each campaign, and scholarship on campaigns and representation. While the record reveals that it generally takes national political stature for a carpetbagger to win an election, some recent campaigns suggest that in today's polarized political era, both politicians and state political parties might want to be more open to the prospect of carpetbagging.
Hurd, Michael: - Michael Hurd is the director of Prairie View A&M University's Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture, which documents the history of African American Texans. He has worked as a sports writer for the Houston Post, the Austin American-Statesman, USA Today, and Yahoo Sports. Hurd's previous books include Black College Football, 1892-1992: One Hundred Years of History, Education, and Pride. For more than a decade, he served as a member of the National Football Foundation's Honors Court for Divisional Players, the group that chooses small college players for the College Football Hall of Fame, and he currently serves on the selection committee for the Black College Football Hall of Fame.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780853601814 |
| ISBN 10 | 085360181X |
| Title | Swingin' Samson |
| Author | Michael Hurd |
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| Publisher | Novello & Co Ltd |
| Year published | 2000-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
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