By Theodore F. Sheckels and Carl T. Hyden

Preface

Chapter 1-Introduction: Studying State and Local Politics; Studying Maryland

Part I - People

Chapter 2 - Barbara Mikulski: Advocate and Mentor

Chapter 3 - Martin O'Malley's Failure to Communicate

Chapter 4 - Larry Hogan: A Look at His Record as Governor of Maryland

Part II- Politics

Chapter 5 - Baltimore in Search of Its Next Transformational Mayor

Chapter 6 - Why Haven't Maryland's African American Candidates for Governor Been Elected

Chapter 7 - Marylanders in Congress: Different Leaders for Different Tasks

Chapter 8 - Why Hasn't There Been a Marylander in the White House: The Quests of Albert Ritchie, Spiro Agnew, Martin O'Malley, and John Delaney

Part III -- Policies

Chapter 9 - Race, Housing, and Segregation in Baltimore

Chapter 10 - Transportation Policy: Questions of Power, Questions of Identity

Part IV - Places

Chapter 11 - Renewal, Revitalization, and Redevelopment Across Baltimore From the

Downtown Core to the Neighborhoods

Chapter 12 - Gerrymandering: Questions of Power, Questions of Identity

Chapter 13 - Has Change Come to Maryland's Eastern Shore

Chapter 14 - Conclusions: The Communication Realities of State and Local Politics

Works Cited

Index

About the Authors

This book provides a rhetorical analysis of contemporary politics and political communication in the state of Maryland. Rather than focusing on election politics, the authors examine state and local political communication more comprehensively, following shifting trends in political communication research.