Religion Race And The American Presidency

Preface
Gaston Espinosa
Evangelicals And The American Presidency
Corwin Smidt
Mainline Protestants And The American Presidency
Laura R. Olson And Adam L. Warber
Catholics And The American Presidency
David C. Leege
Seculars And The American Presidency
Lyman A. Kellstedt
Women, Religion, And The American Presidency
Katherine E. Stenger
Jews And The American Presidency
David G. Dalin
Muslims And The American Presidency
Brian Robert Calfano, Paul A. Djupe, And John C. Green
Asian Americans, Religion, And The American Presidency
So Young Kim
African Americans, Religion, And The American Presidency
Melissa Harris-Lacewell
Latinos, Religion, And The American Presidency
Gaston Espinosa

Additional Info
The role that race and religion play in American presidential elections is attracting national attention like never before. The 2008 presidential candidates reached out to an unprecedented number of racial and religious voting constituencies including African Americans, Latinos, Muslims, Mainline Protestants, Catholics, Evangelicals, Jews, women, the non-religious, and more. Religion, Race, and the American Presidency focuses on the roles of these racial and religious groups in presidential elections over the last forty years, and in elections since 2000 in particular. Drawing upon survey data, interviews, and case studies of recent presidents, the contributors examine the complicated relationships between American presidents and key racial and religious groups. The paperback edition features a new capstone chapter on the 2008 elections.

List of Contributors
Brian Robert Calfano, David G. Dalin, Paul A. Djupe, Gaston Espinosa, John C. Green, Melissa V. Harris-Lacewell, Lyman A. Kellstedt, So Young Kim, David C. Leege, Laura R. Olson, Corwin Smidt, Katherine E. Stenger, and Adam L. Warber.