Campaigns and Elections: Issues, Concepts, Cases

by Watson, Robert P.

• ISBN13: 9781588261205
• ISBN10: 1588261204
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-02-28
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner

Summary

Examines elections at the federal, state, and local levels, covering such topics as the use of policical consultants, polling, campaign finance reform, and partisan politics.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Current Issues in Campaigns
Inside the War Room: Political Consultants in Modern Campaigns	p. 17
Campaign Pollsters and Polling: Manipulating the Voter or Taking the Electorate's Pulse?	p. 31
The Technological Evolution of Campaigns: A Look at New and Emerging Practices	p. 47
Case: Incumbency and Issue Advocacy in Pennsylvania's Thirteenth District	p. 57
Case: Violating the "Appearance Standard": A Local Campaign Controversy	p. 67
Current Issues in Elections
Partisan Politics in a Nonpartisan Society	p. 83
Reforming the Reforms: Campaign Finance and Congress	p. 99
Democratic Survival in the Republican South	p. 119
Case: The Contested Vote for Mississippi Governor	p. 131
Case: Two Views of the Florida Controversy	p. 139
What Happened in Florida on November 7, 2000?	p. 139
Election 2000--A League of Women Voters' Perspective	p. 150
Candidates and Voters
Women's Underrepresentation in Elective Office	p. 169
Minority Voters and Candidates: Tracking Trends	p. 183
Covering Candidates and Informing Voters: Newspaper Coverage of a Gubernatorial Election	p. 203
Case: The Maverick Campaign and Election of Jesse Ventura	p. 221
Case: Showdown in the Empire State--Clinton Versus Lazio	p. 229
Conclusion
The Congressional Elections of 2000: Tradition Meets Competition in the New Age	p. 241
The Significance of the 2000 Presidential Election: Institutional Impact and Possible Reforms	p. 253
Notes	p. 267
Bibliography	p. 285
The Contributors	p. 309
Index	p. 313
About the Book	p. 319
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