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2012 U.S. Presidential Election - Challenges and Expectations Author(s): Pawel Laidler, Maciej Turek Format: Paperback Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo, Poland Imprint: Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo ISBN-13: 9788323337430, 978-8323337430 Synopsis During the 2012 election cycle, President Barack Obama was struggling for reelection, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney was running as the first major-party candidate since Walter Mondale and the first Republican since Ronald Reagan to not hold public office at the time of his nomination. In this volume, twenty-six international scholars consider how these two different public figures steered toward the White House, discussing strategy, rhetoric, domestic and international policies, and campaign innovations.