Buckeye Battleground: Ohio, Campaigns, and Elections in the Twenty-First Century Tapa dura - 2011

Daniel J. Coffey is an assistant professor of political science and a research fellow in the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University of Akron. His research interests include political parties, public opinion and political psychology. He has published articles in State Politics and Policy Quarterly, PS: Political Science & Politics and the Journal of Political Science Education. He also the co-editor (with John Green) of The State of the Parties. John C. Green is the director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University of Akron, as well as a professor of political science. He has extensively researched American religion and politics, political parties, and campaign -finance and is the author of many books. David B. Cohen is a professor of political science and a fellow in the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University of Akron. His area of research includes the American Presidency, Congress, and homeland security. Stephen C. Brooks is associate professor of political science and the assistant director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University of Akron. His research focuses upon the role of communication techniques in local elections, negative political advertising and how new media is changing politics.