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Analysis of Senate Races

	Alaska	Colorado	Florida	North Carolina	South Dakota
Students	Mac Skelton, Scott Buckhout, Keith Farrow, Chris Burks, Jamie McCord, Jordan Sundheim	Jessi Williams, Laura Noyes, Carolyn Gilmor, Quin Gilchrist, Grayson Moore, Chris Hallett	Emily Upchurch, Lindley Schwartz, Chris Pratt-Dannals, Laura Beach, Meredith Lorenz, Bill Riggs	Taylor Ansley, Doug Jackson, Ward Long, Adam Martin, Charles Wood, Jack Hubbard	Zach Williams, Dave Crow, Roland Foss, Billy Ferguson, Matt Paddock, Anne Pearlstein
Campaign Context	Issues Media mrkts., geography Cand. backgrounds Other races Political history Econ. and social chars.	Issues Media mrkts., geography Cand. backgrounds Other races Political history Econ. and social chars.	Issues Media mrkts., geography Cand. backgrounds Other races Political history Econ. and social chars.	Issues Media mrkts., geography Cand. backgrounds Other races Political history Econ. and social chars.	Issues Media mrkts., geography Cand. backgrounds Other races Political history Econ. and social chars.
Potential Candidates	Loren Leman Mike Miller Ben Stevens Gene Therriault Don Young Wev Shea	Bob Beauprez Scott McGinnis Mike Miles Bill Owens Bob Schaffer Mark Udall	Jim Davis Jim King Cliff Stearns Allen Boyd Peter Deutsch Robert Wexler	Frank Ballance Dan Blue John Ross Hendrix Elaine Marshall Sue Myrick Tony Rand	Dennis Daugaard Larry Diedrich Stephanie Herseth Steve Kirby Mike Rounds Rich Saatgast
Prominent Issues	Job creation/outsourcing Abortion ANWR drilling Education Health care Commercial fishing	Education National defense Jobs and the economy Budget and taxes Health care Environment	Taxes Education Environment Cuba and Iraq Health care Social Security	Gun control Health care Jobs Gay marriage Homeland security Tobacco	Abortion Health care Iraq Gun control Education Gay marriage
Message Strategy	Tony Knowles (evaluations by Scott Buckhout, Mac Skelton, Jordan Sundheim) Lisa Murkowski (evaluations by Chris Burks, Keith Farrow, Jamie McCord)	Pete Coors (evaluations by Jessi Williams, Carolyn Gilmor, Chris Hallett) Ken Salazar (evaluations by Laura Noyes, Grayson Moore, Quin Gilchrist)	Betty Castor (evaluations by Laura Beach, Emily Upchurch, Lindley Swartz ) Mel Martinez (evaluations by Meredith Lorenz, Bill Riggs, Chris Pratt-Dannals)	Erskine Bowles (evaluations by Adam Martin, Doug Jackson, Charles Wood) Richard Burr (evaluations by Ward Long, Taylor Ansley, Jack Hubbard)	Tom Daschle (evaluations by Matt Paddock, Billy Ferguson, Zach Williams) John Thune (evaluations by Anne Pearlstein, Roland Foss, David Crow)
Explanations of Outcome	Mac Skelton, Scott Buckhout, Keith Farrow, Chris Burks, Jamie McCord, Jordan Sundheim	Jessi Williams, Laura Noyes, Carolyn Gilmor, Quin Gilchrist, Grayson Moore, Chris Hallett	Emily Upchurch, Lindley Schwartz, Chris Pratt-Dannals, Laura Beach, Meredith Lorenz, Bill Riggs	Taylor Ansley, Doug Jackson, Ward Long, Adam Martin, Charles Wood, Jack Hubbard	Zach Williams, Dave Crow, Roland Foss, Billy Ferguson, Matt Paddock, Anne Pearlstein

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Created: 8/26/2004. Last updated: 12/10/2004.

Political Science 318 - Strategy and Ethics in Election Campaigns