Location

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Start Date

8-10-2010 9:30 AM

End Date

8-10-2010 10:00 AM

Description

The Intermountain West region may be America’s new swing region. The region’s suburbs are where the battle lines between the parties form. This paper will look at the region’s metropolitan political dynamics and predict how they will shape the 2010 and 2012 elections.

Keywords

Demography political aspects; Suburbs; United States Great Basin; Voting; West (U.S.)

Disciplines

American Politics | Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Regional Sociology | Sociology

Language

English

Comments

Discussant: David Damore Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, UNLV

Audio/Video
The video file has two speakers. The second speakers, Dr. Lang and Dr. Sanchez, begin at 57:27. File size: 343 megabytes

Attached file: 24 PowerPoint slides

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Lang_Sanchez_Conf_Proc_10_08_2010.pdf (714 kB)
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Oct 8th, 9:30 AM Oct 8th, 10:00 AM

The Metro politics of the Intermountain West

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

The Intermountain West region may be America’s new swing region. The region’s suburbs are where the battle lines between the parties form. This paper will look at the region’s metropolitan political dynamics and predict how they will shape the 2010 and 2012 elections.