List of Illustrations | p. ix |
Preface | p. xiii |
Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
Voters | |
Vanishing Voters: Misconceptions about Voter Turnout and the Youth Vote | p. 3 |
A Polarized Nation? "The Culture War" and Divisions in American Politics | p. 17 |
The Myth of Independent and Swing Voters | p. 37 |
Following Campaigns | |
Misconceptions about Campaign Finance Reform: What Regulations Have and Have Not Accomplished | p. 49 |
The "Veepstakes": Balancing the Ticket and Other Myths about Vice Presidential Selection | p. 67 |
Myth or Reality? Presidential Campaigns Have Become Nastier | p. 83 |
Science or Voodoo? Misconceptions about National Election Polls | p. 99 |
"It's the Ratings, Stupid": Misconceptions about Media Bias | p. 113 |
A "Dime's Worth of Difference"? Political Parties and the Myth of Tweedledum and Tweedledee | p. 127 |
Understanding Election Outcomes | |
Selling the President: The "Image is Everything" Myth | p. 145 |
The Illusion of Competitive Congressional Elections | p. 159 |
"Kingmaker" and Battleground States and the Myth of National Presidential Elections | p. 179 |
Notes | p. 197 |
Index | p. 231 |
About the Authors | p. 241 |
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