Politics in Florida, Fourth Edition

Politics in Florida, Fourth Edition --Authors: Susan A. MacManus, Aubrey Jewett, David J. Bonanza, Thomas R. Dye


Florida, a demographic and cultural microcosm of the United States, has risen to political prominence and is one of the nation's premier electoral battlegrounds.

Politics in Florida, Fourth Edition, is the most comprehensive and current book available on one of the nation's largest, most competitive, and most racially- and ethnically- diverse swing states.
More insights and trend-lines from the USF-Nielsen Sunshine State Survey-the state's leading and extensive focused-survey launched eight years ago by Leadership Florida, now housed at USF.
In-depth analyses of several decades of presidential, U.S. Senate, congressional, gubernatorial, Cabinet, state legislative, judicial, and constitutional amendment election results, including 2014-with a look toward 2016.

Thorough tracking of the changing composition of Florida's population since the 2010 Census and highlighting of shifts in voters' political party preferences, ideologies, and turnout patterns.
Chapter lists of "Online Sources for Data and Information Updates" with descriptions.

Featuring new or enhanced discussions on volatile issues:

All Aboard Florida
Bright Futures
Campaign finance and judicial ?candidate fundraising
Changing economy
Climate change
Constitutional amendments
Election reform
"Fee-taxes"
Gambling regulation
Generational politics: ?Millennials v. Baby Boomers
Growth management
Guns and Stand Your Ground laws
Healthcare funding and Medicaid expansion
Higher education funding & structure
Intra-party conflicts
Invasive species control
Land conservation
Legislative conflict
LGBT political clout
New legislation
Oil drilling/fracking
Pension reform
Personal safety issues and domestic violence
Polling accuracy/techniques
Property rights
Racial and ethnic diversity
Red light cameras and police? body cameras
Redistricting battles
Rehabilitation v punishment
Religious freedom
Standardized testing and Common Core
SuperPACs
Taxis v ridesharing
Term limits and effects
The death penalty and lethal injection difficulties
Voting legalities, equipment, and fraud