Author
Sabato has authored over twenty books on politics; his best-known volumes include Feeding Frenzy: Attack Journalism and American Politics and The Rise of Political Consultants: New Ways of Winning Elections. His most recent book, released in January 2011, is Pendulum Swing, which analyzes the 2010 midterm elections and explores how the Republican victories could affect the 2012 presidential, congressional, and state-level elections.
Prior to Pendulum Swing, Sabato authored The Year of Obama in 2009 and A More Perfect Constitution in 2007, which discussed his ideas for amending the U.S. Constitution. Other Sabato books include The Sixth Year Itch: The Rise and Fall of the George W. Bush Presidency, Divided States of America: The Slash and Burn Politics of the 2004 Presidential Election, and Get in the Booth! A Citizen's Guide to the 2004 Election. He also issues a political newsletter, Sabato's Crystal Ball. He has written textbooks used by high school and college American government classes. He has been a frequent guest analyst on cable news outlets as well as radio programs.
He is currently writing a book with the working title The Kennedy Half-Century: The Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy. The book is scheduled to be published by Walker & Company in 2013. It will focus on John F. Kennedy's life, administration, and assassination and will contain focus groups, polling, and interviews with key players and eyewitnesses.
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