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Newt Gingrich's unexpected and fleeting political resurgence in late 2011 and early 2012 provides a perfect opportunity to take stock of Gingrich's role in bringing about the current dysfunction in American politics. This article focuses on five aspects of Gingrich's approach to politics that have contributed significantly to the ongoing crisis of confidence in U.S. political institutions and the dearth of civility in American political life: (a) treating people as a means to an end, (b) attacking the character of opponents, (c) investigating opponents as a political ploy, (d) holding others to higher standards of behavior, and (e) divorcing the cultivation of extremism to obtain power from the preconditions for governing.

"The presidential election of 2012 was among the most important in American history, both for the policies that will persist due to its result as well as the national political transformation it portends. The contest's outcome was the product of complex and fast-moving societal changes--demographic, technological, and economic--surfacing in American society. This volume, consisting of writings by leading scholars of American politics and the American presidency, examines the 2012 presidential election in its many facets. Particularly prominent in these analyses are: psychology, religion, and culture, rhetoric, and voting"--

This book provides sensible analysis of overarching themes (performance of the 113th Congress, voting laws, campaign finance, and use of social media) from the 2014 campaign cycle, as well as case studies of important congressional races. Collectively, the concepts and cases give a compelling narrative explanation of America's electoral process and the keys to winning vital elections.