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Mitchell S. McKinney/Dianne G. Bystrom: Introduction: An alieNATION of the U.S. Electorate – Daniela V. Dimitrova: Framing the 2012 Presidential Election on U.S. Television: Candidates, Issues, and Sources – Joshua Hawthorne/Mitchell S. McKinney: To Form a More Polarized Electorate? The Effect of Presidential Debates on Polarization, Partisanship, and Political Aggression – Kelly L. Winfrey/Mary C. Banwart/Benjamin R. Warner: Communicating with Voters 30 Seconds at a Time: Presidential Campaign Advertising 2012 – Kaye D. Sweetser: Reaching Young Voters in the Middle: Party Loyalty and Perception of Political Participation – Amy E. Jasperson: «No One Puts Baby in a Binder»: The Resonance of Social Media: Messages with College Students During the 2012 Presidential Campaign – Jay P. Childers/R. McKay Stangler: Defining Fairness in the Economic Rhetoric of the 2012 Presidential Election – Ann Gordon/Brett Robertson/Lisa Sparks: Health Care Reform: Core Value Differences Between Liberal and Conservative Candidates and Voters – Valerie M. Hennings/Dianne G. Bystrom: Gendered Framing of the 2012 Election: The «War on Women» as Rhetorical Strategy – Sharon E. Jarvis/Clariza Ruiz De Castilla: Are Latinos Citizens? Labels, Race, and Politics in News Coverage of Immigration Reform – Hayley J. Cole/Mitchell S. McKinney: Debating Marriage Equality in the 2012 Elections – Dianne G. Bystrom/Valerie M. Hennings: Articulating Interests and Advocating Issues: An Analysis of Congresswomen’s Political Speech after the 2012 Election – Kate Kenski: The Gender Gap in Presidential Vote Preference – Charlton McIlwain/Stephen Maynard Caliendo: Black, White, and Latino: Message Strategies for a Divided Electorate – Leslie A. Rill/Mitchell S. McKinney: Defying Expectations: Young Citizens’ Political Attitudes and Participation in the 2012 Election – Brian T. Kaylor: Altar Calls: Religious Segmentation in Campaign Appeals – Mike Milford: Working Together at Arm’s Length: Bipartisan Rhetoric in the 2012 Presidential Campaign – Benjamin R. Warner/Molly Greenwood: Affective Polarization from Campaign Communication: Alienating Messages in the 2012 Presidential Election – Dianne G. Bystrom/Mary C. Banwart: Conclusion: Reflections on the 2012 Election: An Agenda Moving Forward.