Miller Center

Next →
Friday Feature: President Carter Not Riding a Tiger
← Previous
Romney Ahead in Split Contests on Super Tuesday

You might also like...

What Are The Tea Party’s Plans? (05/01/13)

George Washington Warned Against Partisanship (04/30/13)

President Kennedy, the Press and the National Security Question (04/26/13)

Miller Center Celebrates Life of Kenneth W. Thompson (04/24/13)

This Day in History: The Bay of Pigs Invasion (04/17/13)

Presidential Speech Archive

American President: A Reference Resource

Presidential Recordings

Presidential Oral Histories

← Return to Riding The Tiger

The Importance of The Swing Vote

Linda Killian, The Swing Vote: The Untapped Power of Independents

Journalist Linda Killian visited the Miller Center on February 20 to talk about her latest book, The Swing Vote.

In this clip she articulates the motivation of voters who identify as "independent" and points to Ron Paul's success as a "symptom of [voter] frustration." She notes that there are only about fifty competitive "swing" districts in the United States, and examines their potential effects on the national election. 

Watch the full forum here. 

Comments

Rules for Comments

We reserve the right to remove any post or user.

Things that will get comments edited/deleted:

  • Offensive or abusive language or behavior
  • Misrepresentation (i.e., claiming to be somebody you're not) – using a “handle” is fine as long as it isn’t offensive, abusive, or misrepresentative
  • Posting of copyrighted materials
  • Spam, solicitations, or advertisements of any kind

We hope these rules will keep the discussion lively and on topic.

Commenting is not available in this channel entry.

← Return to Riding The Tiger