In Some Years Elections Bring About Enduring Changes To The American Political Scene. In 2006, A Pivotal Election Year, The Republicans Suffered A Resounding Defeat, Losing The House And Senate For The First Time Since The 1994 Republican Revolution. But What Caused This Pivotal Shift? The Essays In Fault Lines Provide Both A Wealth Of Insight Regarding What Happened In The 2006 Congressional Elections And A Framework To Aid In Understanding The Possible Significance Of The 2006 Outcome For Subsequent Developments In American Politics.--book Jacket. The Context For Defeat / Dona-gene Mitchell And Jeffery J. Mondak -- Did The Media Do It? The Influence Of News Coverage On The 2006 Congressional Elections / Edward G. Carmines, Jessica C. Gerrity, And Michael W. Wagner -- Polarization, Attribution, And Communication Networks In The 2006 Congressional Elections / Matthew Buttice, Robert Huckfeldt, And John Barry Ryan -- Candidate Entry, Voter Response, And Partisan Tides In The 2002 And 2006 Elections / Walter J. Stone... [et Al.] -- Abramoff, Email, And The Mistreated Mistress: Scandal And Character In The 2006 Elections / David J. Hendry, Robert A. Jackson, And Jeffery J. Mondak -- Perceptions And Realities Of Issue Voting / Dona-gene Mitchell -- The President, The War, And Voting Behavior In The 2006 House Elections / Gary C. Jacobson -- Americans' Perceptions Of The Nature Of Governing / John R. Hibbing, Elizabeth Theiss-morse, And Eric Whitaker. Edited By Jeffery J. Mondak, Dona-gene Mitchell. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.