Last man standing : media, framing, and the 2012 Republican primaries / Danielle Sarver Coombs
- Author:
- Coombs, Danielle Sarver
- Published:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]
- Physical Description:
- x, 182 pages ; 24 cm.
- Series:
- Contents:
- Setting the stage -- Unsettled field : May-June 2011 -- The race intensifies : July-August 2011 -- The rollercoaster continues : September-October 2011 -- The final stretch : November-December 2011 -- Voting begins : January-February 2012 -- Last man standing : March-April 2012 -- Conclusion -- Appendix : Methods.
- Summary:
- 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. How, then, did he win the nomination? This book examines mainstream media coverage of the 2012 Republican primary season to identify and examine the frames used to make sense of the candidates and the race. -- Provided by publisher.
- Subject(s):
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )—History—21st century
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
- 2000-2099
- Primaries—United States—History—21st century
- Presidents—United States—Nomination—History—21st century
- Press and politics—United States
- Mass media—Political aspects—United States
- Mass media—Political aspects
- Presidents—Election
- Presidents—Nomination
- Press and politics
- Primaries
- Presidents—United States—Election—2012
- United States
- Genre(s):
- ISBN:
- 9781442220355 (cloth ; alk. paper)
144222035X (cloth ; alk. paper) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-180) and index.
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