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Kennedy versus Lodge : the 1952 Massachusetts Senate race

Title: Kennedy versus Lodge : the 1952 Massachusetts Senate race / Thomas J. Whalen ; foreword by Robert Dallek.
Author: Whalen, Thomas J.
Publication: Boston, Mass. : Northeastern University Press, 2000.

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Description

xii, 216 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"In Kennedy versus Lodge, Thomas J. Whalen provides an analysis of this pivotal campaign and tells the story of a political duel between two families that spanned nearly half a century. Bringing together a wealth of material, he shows how Kennedy beat Lodge through a combination of fortuitous circumstances and deft use of pioneering electioneering tactics.
Whalen details how the candidates' different backgrounds influenced their attitudes toward public service and electoral politics, examines the structure and effectiveness of their campaign organizations, and discusses the intra-party squabbles that each man had to deal with. In addition, he considers how Kennedy's triumph marked the shift from Republican to Democratic dominance in post-war Massachusetts.".
"Kennedy versus Lodge offers a well-researched and objective perspective on both a key Senate race and a political rivalry that forever changed the landscape of electoral politics in America."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN

1555534627 (alk. paper)

LCCN

00033235

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Columbia University Libraries