Elections category: 1210 books
The Politics of Voter Suppression
Defending and Expanding Americans' Right to Vote
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
The Politics of Voter Suppression arrives in time to assess actual practices at the polls this fall and to reengage with debates about voter suppression tactics such as requiring specific forms of identification. Tova Andrea Wang examines the history of how U.S. election reforms have been manipulated...
The Power of the Vote
Electing Presidents, Overthrowing Dictators, and Promoting Democracy Around the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
In The Power of the Vote, Douglas E. Schoen—one of the premier strategists in the history of Democratic politics—offers a never-before-seen glimpse inside the most pivotal campaigns of his storied career, providing an essential primer for understanding the elections of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
From...
True Tales from the Campaign Trail
Stories Only Political Consultants Can Tell
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2017
True Tales from the Campaign Trail finds Democratic and Republican political consultants putting aside their differences to offer entertaining and honest insights into the art of the political campaign. First-hand accounts from across the spectrum detail the trials and tribulations of primaries for...
Insecure Majorities
Congress and the Perpetual Campaign
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
As Democrats and Republicans continue to vie for political advantage, Congress remains paralyzed by partisan conflict. That the last two decades have seen some of the least productive Congresses in recent history is usually explained by the growing ideological gulf between the parties, but this explanation...
Embattled Nation
Canada's Wartime Election of 1917
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2017
Embattled Nation explores Canada’s tense wartime election of 1917. Amidst the drama of the First World War, Canada’s most divisive election ever raised pivotal questions about Canada’s place in the war and the world. This book examines the issues, people, and events behind one of the most important elections in Canada’s history.
Truman's Triumphs
The 1948 Election and the Making of Postwar America
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
The Chicago Tribune headline "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN" remains infamously wrong about the outcome of the 1948 presidential election. But, as Andrew Busch reveals, there is much more to this story than the well-worn image of a victorious and beaming President Harry Truman parading the newspaper's...
Third Party Blues
The Truth and Consequences of Two-Party Dominance
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2012
More than many areas of American politics research, studies of minor party competition and success are often overly driven by normative concerns that do not hold up to empirical scrutiny. This concise book presents a concerted effort to analyze the barriers in election law, such as ballot access restrictions...
Dominance and Decline
Making Sense of Recent Canadian Elections
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Coming out of the 2000 Canadian federal election, the dominance of the Liberal Party seemed assured. By 2011 the situation had completely reversed: the Liberals suffered a crushing defeat, failing even to become the official opposition and recording their lowest ever share of the vote. Dominance and...
Communicator-in-Chief
How Barack Obama Used New Media Technology to Win the White House
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2010
Communicator-in-Chief: How Barack Obama Used New Media Technology to Win the White House examines the fascinating and precedent-setting role new media technologies and the Internet played in the 2008 presidential campaign that allowed for the historic election of the nation's first African American...
Votes and Quotes
A Guide to Outstanding Election Campaign Coverage
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
When election time comes around, newspapers are faced with the demanding and highly scrutinized task of effectively and ethically providing election coverage, often on limited resources. This book guides newsrooms in formulating a plan for covering elections-before, during, and after-and how to consider...
Air Wars
Television Advertising and Social Media in Election Campaigns, 1952-2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
Tracing the evolution of political advertising from 1952 through 2016, Darrell M. West returns with his much anticipated Seventh Edition of Air Wars: Television Advertising and Social Media in Election Campaigns, 1952-2016. Integrating the latest data and key events from the 2016 campaigns—including...
Campaign Treatise
A Political Guide to Winning Elections
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2017
This Treatise is useful for the experienced campaigner and novice alike. It probes beneath the surface and points to the real meaning behind the strategies and secrets of election victory. A written campaign plan, like the plan for building a house, defines the overall political landscape, the strategy...
Electronic Democracy
Using the Internet to Transform American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2001
With a special focus on recent elections, this resource explains the social relevance of online democracy through various case studies. Among the topics explored are the emergence of online voting; how the Internet has drawn youth back into politics and the reinvention of political action; online...
by
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
Some Americans have come to the conclusion that U.S. politics is dominated by money, that politicians are frequently if not routinely "bought and paid for," and that the only entities who wield political power are America's monied "elite" or powerful special interests like "big...