Pivotal Pennsylvania: Presidential Politics from FDR to the Twenty-first Century
- ISBN-10
- 1932304401
- ISBN-13
- 9781932304404
- Category
- Elections
- Pages
- 125
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Author
- G. Terry Madonna
Description
Each presidential election year, it has become common to hear Pennsylvania described as a "battleground state." How and why did such competitive politics take shape? When did Pennsylvania become so pivotal in electing the president of the United States? In this volume, one of the state's leading political analysts answers these questions by taking readers behind the scenes of convention dramas and onto the campaign trail as national candidates and favorite sons vie for support. This authoritative, richly detailed history by G. Terry Madonna traces the evolution of presidential politics in Pennsylvania from FDR to the twenty-first century.
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