Politics in Florida, Fourth Edition

Politics in Florida, Fourth Edition --Authors: Susan A. MacManus, Aubrey Jewett, David J. Bonanza, Thomas R. DyeFlorida, 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 FloridaBright FuturesCampaign finance and judicial ?candidate fundraisingChanging economyClimate changeConstitutional amendmentsElection reform"Fee-taxes"Gambling regulationGenerational politics: ?Millennials v. Baby Boomers Growth managementGuns and Stand Your Ground lawsHealthcare funding and Medicaid expansionHigher education funding & structureIntra-party conflictsInvasive species controlLand conservationLegislative conflictLGBT political cloutNew legislationOil drilling/frackingPension reformPersonal safety issues and domestic violencePolling accuracy/techniquesProperty rightsRacial and ethnic diversityRed light cameras and police? body camerasRedistricting battlesRehabilitation v punishmentReligious freedomStandardized testing and Common CoreSuperPACsTaxis v ridesharing Term limits and effectsThe death penalty and lethal injection difficultiesVoting legalities, equipment, and fraud