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Rigged : how the media, big tech, and the Democrats seized our elections / by Hemingway, Mollie Ziegler,author.(CARDINAL)785292;
Stunned by the turbulence of the 2020 election, millions of Americans are asking the forbidden question: what really happened? It was a devastating triple punch. Capping their four-year campaign to destroy the Trump presidency, the media portrayed a Democratic victory as necessary and inevitable. Big Tech, wielding unprecedented powers, vaporized dissent and erased damning reports about the Biden family's corruption.
Subjects: Presidents; Fake news; Political culture; Contested elections;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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America afire : Jefferson, Adams, and the revolutionary election of 1800 / by Weisberger, Bernard A.,1922-(CARDINAL)148140;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-326) and index.
Subjects: Adams, John, 1735-1826.; Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.; Contested elections; Presidents;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Punter's pride / by Maddox, Jake,author.(CARDINAL)479715; Omoth, Tyler,author.(CARDINAL)481964; Tiffany, Sean,illustrator.(CARDINAL)478795;
Nolan is the highly skilled punter of his school team, but he is less sure about taking over another position when their quarterback goes down--especially since he is also running for class president, and his competition for election is Tony, a linebacker on the team who is constantly belittling punters.RL: 2-3.IL: 3-6.640LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fiction.; Football stories.; Kicking (Football); Teamwork (Sports); School elections; Contests; Schools; Elections;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The big truth : upholding democracy in the age of "the big lie" / by Garrett, Major,author.(CARDINAL)209192; Becker, David,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-282) and index.
Subjects: Trump, Donald, 1946-; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Right-wing extremists; Presidents; Contested elections; Voter suppression;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Deadlock [Large Print] : the inside story of America's closest election /
Subjects: Large print books.; Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-; Gore, Al, 1948-; Presidents; Political campaigns; Contested elections;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The contest : the 1968 election and the war for America's soul / by Schumacher, Michael,1950-author.(CARDINAL)767130;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 518-524) and index.Hubert Humphrey : the long road to contention -- Eugene McCarthy : making of a grassroots candidacy -- Richard Nixon : reboot -- George Wallace : politics of race -- Robert Kennedy : shadows of indecision -- New Hampshire : victorious losers -- Wisconsin : a reward for the challenger -- Torrents of rage and sorrow -- Indiana : killing floor -- Nebraska : expectations, high and low -- Oregon : McCarthy's big stand -- California : a time to be born, a time to die -- Summer doldrums -- Miami : "Let's win this one for Ike" -- Resistance -- Chicago : preserving disorder -- The final lap -- America votes.A dramatic, deeply informed account of one of the most consequential elections and periods in American history, 1968--rife with riots, assassinations, anti-Vietnam War protests, and realpolitik--was one of the most tumultuous years in the twentieth century, culminating in one of the most consequential presidential elections in American history. The Contest tells the story of that contentious election and that remarkable year. Bringing a fresh perspective to events that still resonate half a century later, this book is especially timely, giving us the long view of a turning point in American culture and politics. Author Michael Schumacher sets the stage with a deep look at the people with important roles in the unfolding drama: Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, Eugene McCarthy, George Wallace, Richard Nixon, and especially Hubert H. Humphrey, whose papers and journals afford surprising new insights. Following these politicians in the lead-up to the primaries, through the chaotic conventions, and down the home stretch to the general election, The Contest combines biographical and historical details to create a narrative as intimate in human detail as it is momentous in scope and significance. An election year when the competing forces of law and order and social justice were on the ballot, the Vietnam War divided the country, and the liberal regime begun with Franklin D. Roosevelt was on the defensive, 1968 marked a profound shift in the nation's culture and sense of itself. Thorough in its research and spellbinding in the telling, Schumacher's book brings sharp focus to that year and its lessons for our current critical moment in American politics.A dramatic, deeply informed account of one of the most consequential elections and periods in American history.
Subjects: Presidents;
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By one vote : the disputed presidential election of 1876 / by Holt, Michael F.(Michael Fitzgibbon)(CARDINAL)173365;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-284) and index.Republicans' fall from grace -- A pivotal congressional session -- Previews -- The emergence of a Republican contender: Ohio's crucial election of 1875 -- Republicans' nomination -- Democrats are forced to straddle -- The campaign -- The elections of 1876 -- The disputed results -- The dispute resolved."With electoral votes disputed in three states, a Democrat winning the popular vote, and the Supreme Court stepping in to overrule Florida court decisions, the presidential election of 1876 was an eerie precursor to that of 2000. Rutherford Hayes's defeat of Samuel Tilden has been dubbed the "fraud of the century"; now one of America's preeminent political historians digs deeper to unravel its real significance." "This election saw the highest voter turnout of any in U.S. history - a whopping 82 percent - and also the narrowest margin of victory, as a single electoral vote decided the outcome. Michael Holt offers a fresh interpretation of this disputed election, not merely to rehash claims of fraud but to explain why it was so close. Examining the post-Civil War political environment, he particularly focuses on its most curious feature: that Republicans were the only party in history to retain the presidency in the middle of a severe depression after decisively losing the preceding off-year congressional elections." "Holt begins with the election of 1872 to demonstrate how competition for Liberal Republicans shaped the campaign strategies of both parties. He stresses the critical but little-noted importance of Colorado statehood in August - which changed the size of the electoral-vote majority needed to win - and provides a new answer to the vexing question of why a Democratic-controlled Congress had admitted Colorado in time to participate in the presidential election, when without its votes Tilden would have won. And he argues that the high voter turnout was attributable both to Republicans exploiting fears of ex-Confederates recapturing control of the government and to long-apathetic southern Democrats reacting to war memories and Reconstruction realities."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893.; Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886.; Contested elections; Political corruption; Presidents;
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Down ballot : how a local campaign became a national referendum on abortion / by Wohl, Patrick,1994-author.(CARDINAL)888708;
"In 1990, a suburban Chicago race for the Republican Party nomination for state representative between Penny Pullen and Rosemary Mulligan unexpectedly became a national proxy battle over abortion in the United States. But the hard-fought primary also illustrated the overlooked importance of down-ballot contests in America's culture wars. Patrick Wohl offers the dramatic account of a rollercoaster campaign that, after attracting political celebrities and a media circus, came down to thirty-one votes, a coin toss to determine the winner, and a recount fight that set a precedent for how to count dimpled chads. As the story unfolds, Wohl provides a rare nuts-and-bolts look at an election for state office from its first days through the Illinois Supreme Court decision that decided the winner--and set the stage for a decisive 1992 rematch. A compelling political page-turner, Down Ballot takes readers behind the scenes of a legendary Illinois election"--Includes bibliographical references and index.Amendment XXVII -- Rosemary Mulligan -- Blood terrorists -- Henry Penny -- Two cents -- On the trail -- Raccoons, reporters, and rapists' rights -- GOTV -- Dimpled chads -- Heads or tails -- Rematch -- Talk of the town -- Goldwater girls.
Subjects: Pullen, Penny.; Mulligan, Rosemary, 1941-2014.; Illinois. General Assembly. House of Representatives; Republican Party (Ill.); Contested elections; Abortion;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Queen sized [videorecording] / by Blonsky, Nikki,1988-; Cairo, Judy.; Holleman, Lily.; Johnson, Rodney.(CARDINAL)599451; Kletter, Nora.; Kletter, Richard.; Levin, Peter.; Potts, Annie.(CARDINAL)532033; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.(CARDINAL)340087; Lifetime Television (Firm)(CARDINAL)779564; Starz Media (Firm);
Director of photography, Neil Roach ; editors, Anita Brandt Burgoyne, Scott James Wallace ; music, Peter Himmelman ; production designer, Bernt Capra.Nikki Blonsky, Annie Potts, Lily Holleman.Overweight high school senior Maggie Baker knows she will never be as pretty, skinny or wealthy as the popular girls. When a cruel prank nominates her for election as Homecoming Queen, Maggie decides to go ahead with her campaign, even though this is against the advice of the school administration and her mom. The mean girls who will do anything to keep Maggie feeling like a loser.Not rated.DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Made-for-TV movies.; Teen films.; Television comedies.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Contests; Elections; High school seniors; Overweight teenagers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Colfax massacre : the untold story of Black power, White terror, and the death of Reconstruction / by Keith, LeeAnna.(CARDINAL)672588;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: African Americans; Contested elections; Massacres; Racism; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Violence; Racism.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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