Presidential Elections: Strategies and Structures of American Politics
- ISBN-10
- 0742564223
- ISBN-13
- 9780742564220
- Series
- Presidential Elections
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 337
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Author
- Nelson W. Polsby
Description
Using data and examples from the 2008 election, and laced with previews of 2012, this text offers an overview of the presidential election process from the earliest straw polls and fundraisers to final voter turnout and exit interviews. The coverage includes campaign strategy, the sequence of electoral events, and the issues, all from the perspective of the various actors in the election process voters, interest groups, political parties, the media, and the candidates themselves.
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