Nelson W Polsby: 2 books
How Congress Evolves
Social Bases of Institutional Change
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2003
From the end of the New Deal until quite recently, the U.S. House of Representatives was dominated by a conservative coalition that thwarted the Democratic majority and prevented the enactment of measures proposed by a succession of liberal Presidents. Today Presidents aren't necessarily liberal and...
Presidential Elections
Strategies and Structures of American Politics
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
Brimming with data and examples from the 2008 and 2012 elections, and laced with previews of 2016, the fourteenth edition of this popular text offers a complete overview of the presidential election process from the earliest straw polls and fundraisers to final voter turnout and exit interviews. The...