Danielle Sarver Coombs

Last Man Standing

Media, Framing, and the 2012 Republican Primaries

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Produktbeschreibung

When Barack Obama was re-elected president in November 2012, his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, took the blame for being alternately too moderate or too conservative; his vast wealth made him unappealing to voters; and his robotic persona meant he just could not connect. ...

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Produktdetails

• Communication, Media, and Politics
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 445g
• ISBN-13: 9781442220355
• ISBN-10: 144222035X
• Artikelnr.: 38535074

Autorenporträt

Danielle Sarver Coombs (Ph.D., Louisiana State University) is a professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kent State University (Ohio, USA). She is the co-author of Female Fans of the NFL (Routledge, 2016) and author of Last Man Standing: Media, Framing, and the 2012 Republican Primary (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014). Coombs co-edited three anthologies for Praeger: Debates for the Digital Age (2015); We Are What We Sell (2014), and American History through American Sports (2012). Danielle has published research on sport fans and fandom in a number of prestigious journals, including the Howard Journal of Communications, Liminalities, the Journal of Sport & Social Issues, Sport in Society, International Journal of Sport Communication, and Public Relations Research. She served as the interim associate dean for the College of Communication and Information at Kent State University from 2016-2018. Before transitioning to academia, Danielle worked in consumer insights research for brands across a wide range of sectors, including fashion, media, public organizations, and consumer packaged goods.

Inhaltsangabe

Last Man Standing Table of Contents Dedication Acknowledgments Chapter 1:
Setting the Stage ·Understanding the Context oMedia Framing oPrimaries
oCitizens United v. Federal Election Commission ·Understanding Framing in
the 2012 Republican Primaries Chapter 2: An Unsettled Field (May-June 2011)
·Meet the Candidates oTop-Tier Candidates §Jon Huntsman §Tim Pawlenty §Mitt
Romney oTea Party Conservatives §Michele Bachmann §Herman Cain §Newt
Gingrich §Rick Santorum oThe Libertarian Fringe §Gary Johnson §Ron Paul
·The Race Begins oThe First Debate: South Carolina oGingrich Implodes:
Parts I and II oThe Evangelical Vote oGingrich Implodes... Again oThe
Second Debate: New Hampshire oBachmann's Buzz oCampaigns in Trouble oRick
Perry: A New Alternative to Romney? Chapter 3: The Race Intensifies
(July-August 2011) ·The Rise of Michele Bachmann ·Pawlenty's "Failure to
Launch" ·Huntsman's "Difficulty Gaining Traction" ·Romney's Focused
Campaign ·Perry: A Conservative's Dream ·All Eyes on Iowa oThe Ames Straw
Poll ·Perry "Jolts" the Field ·Paul's Predicament ·Limiting the Pool
Chapter 4: The Rollercoaster Continues (September-October 2011) ·The
Candidates Debate: Simi Valley, CA and Tampa, FL ·Perry versus Romney
·Perry Under a Microscope ·Romney: The "Eat-Your-Vegetables" Candidate
·Focus on Florida oRaising Cain: The Florida Straw Poll ·The Rise (and
Fall) of "Anti-Romney" Candidates oPerry Falls Short oBachmann's Lost Her
Buzz oPaul Beginning to Surge oCain: The Latest Flavor-of-the-Month
·October Debates: Hanover, NH and Las Vegas, NV ·Moving Right ·Romney:
Establishment's Choice, but What About Voters? ·The Influence of Debates
·Getting Ready for the Final Stretch Chapter 5: The Final Stretch
(November-December 2011) ·Cain: A Candidate Mired in Controversy ·Vying for
Support ·Cain's Foreign Policy Debacle ·Romney: Disciplined Campaigner ·The
Rebirth of Gingrich ·The End of Cain ·Campaigning in December: The Final
Sprint Begins oRomney: Changing Strategy? oCan Gingrich Maintain His
Position in the Top Tier? oFive Days, Three Debates ·Realities of Winter
Campaigns ·Rallying Behind a Conservative Candidate Chapter 6: Voting
Begins (January-February 2012) ·The Iowa Caucuses Begin ·Moving on to New
Hampshire ·South Carolina: The First Southern Primary ·Creating Racial
Tensions ·Florida: Romney Fights Back ·Santorum's Resurgence ·Romney's
Uncertain Terrain ·Santorum: The Conservative Alternative? ·Gingrich: His
Own Worst Enemy? ·Paul: Looking for Leverage ·Arizona and Michigan:
Romney's Resurgence? Chapter 7: Last Man Standing (March-April 2012) ·A
Delegate Strategy ·Build-Up to Super Tuesday ·No Clear Winner on Super
Tuesday ·Romney: No Excitement, No Inspiration ·Santorum's Wild Ride
·Gingrich and Paul: Still Running, Too ·Mid-March Madness ·April: The Race
Winds Down ·Romney: The Last Man Standing Chapter 8: Conclusion ·Framing
Candidates and Issues ·Impact of the Tea Party ·What Happened in 2012?
·Pragmatism versus Ideology Appendix: Methods ·Data Collection oNewspaper
Articles §Table A.1: Newspaper Articles Included in Study oCable News
Transcripts §Table A.2: Cable News Transcripts Included in Study oDrawing
the Sample ·Textual Analysis ·A Final Note on Methods Bibliography