{"product_id":"the-obama-victory-kate-kenski-9780195399561","title":"The Obama Victory: How Media, Money, and Message Shaped the 2008 Election","description":"Barack Obama's stunning victory in the 2008 presidential election will go down as one of the more pivotal in American history. Given America's legacy of racism, how could a relatively untested first-term senator with an African father defeat some of the giants of American politics? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Obama Victory\u003c\/em\u003e, Kate Kenski, Bruce Hardy, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson draw upon the best voter data available, The National Annenberg Election Survey, as well as interviews with key advisors to each campaign, to illuminate how media, money, and messages shaped the 2008 election. They explain how both sides worked the media to reinforce or combat images of McCain as too old and Obama as not ready; how Obama used a very effective rough-and-tumble radio and cable campaign that was largely unnoticed by the mainstream media; how the Vice Presidential nominees impacted the campaign; how McCain's age and Obama's race affected the final vote, and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBriskly written and filled with surprising insights, \u003cem\u003eThe Obama Victory \u003c\/em\u003egoes beyond opinion to offer the most authoritative account available of precisely how and why Obama won the presidency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Kenski,Bruce W. Hardy,Kathleen Hall Jamieson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195399560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195399561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2011","brand":"Kate Kenski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47610977190143,"sku":"9780195399561","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e37bc85-9a35-440f-b290-bfd7538ff23e.jpg?v=1764510909","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-obama-victory-kate-kenski-9780195399561","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}