Conventional Wisdom and American Elections: Exploding Myths, Exploring Misconceptions
- ISBN-10
- 0742547388
- ISBN-13
- 9780742547384
- Series
- Conventional Wisdom and American Elections
- Category
- Elections
- Pages
- 209
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Authors
- Peter L. Francia, Jody C. Baumgartner
Description
List of illustrations --Preface --pt. 1. Voters --1. Thebig year for the youth vote : myth and reality --2. The"America divided" myth : red states, blue states, and other gaps --3. Themyth of the vanishing voters and the rise of the independent voter --pt. 2. Following campaigns --4. Misconceptions about the e-campaign : what the Internet can and cannot do for political campaigns --5. Myth or reality? : presidential campaigns have become nastier --6. Science or voodoo? : misconceptions about national election polls --7."It's the ratings, stupid" : misconceptions about media bias --8. A"dime's worth of difference?" : political parties and the myth of Tweedledum and Tweedledee --pt. 3. Understanding election outcomes --9. Selling of the president : the "image is everything" myth --10. Themisconception of competitive congressional elections --11. Presidential campaigns and "kingmaker" states : the myth of a national contest --Notes --Index --About the authors.
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