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  • Do Running Mates Matter?

    The Influence of Vice Presidential Candidates in Presidential Elections

    by Christopher J. Devine, Kyle C. Kopko ...
    The American vice presidency, as the saying goes, “is not worth a bucket of warm spit.” Yet vice presidential candidates, many people believe, can make all the difference in winning—or losing—a presidential election. Is that true, though? Did Sarah Palin, for example, sink John McCain’s campaign in 2008? Did Joe Biden help Barack Obama win? Do running mates actually matter? In the first book to ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Studies of Communication in the 2016 Presidential Campaign

    by Hanisha Besant, Molly Greenwood, Christopher Hetherington, Fred Jennings, Henry Kenski, Kate Kenski, Christopher J. Devine, Kyle C. Kopko, Mitchell S. McKinney, Stephen D. Perry, Joan Conners0, Robert E. Denton Jr.1, Michele Rees Edwards3, Lyombe Eko4, Andrew C. Jones5, Theodore Sheckels6, Joseph M. Valenzano III7, Terrence Warburton8 ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication
    This edited collection explores a wide range of communication elements and themes, representing a variety of topics and methodologies. It focuses broadly on the role and function of communication within the context of the 2016 United States presidential election, with chapters devoted to topics including an overview of the election from a communication perspective, the nominations, strategies of ... Read more

    $105.29 USD

  • The VP Advantage

    How running mates influence home state voting in presidential elections

    by Christopher Devine, Kyle C. Kopko ...
    A widespread perception exists among political commentators, campaign operatives and presidential candidates that vice presidential (VP) running mates can deliver their home state's electoral votes in a presidential election. In recent elections, presidential campaigns have even changed their strategy in response to the perceived VP home state advantage. But is the advantage real? And could it ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

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    How Media, Money, and Message Shaped the 2008 Election

    by Kate Kenski, Bruce W. Hardy, Kathleen Hall Jamieson ...
    Barack Obama's stunning victory in the 2008 presidential election will go down as one of the more pivotal in American history. Given America's legacy of racism, how could a relatively untested first-term senator with an African father defeat some of the giants of American politics? In The Obama Victory, Kate Kenski, Bruce Hardy, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson draw upon the best voter data available, ... Read more

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  • Code Red: Computerized Election Theft And The New American Century

    Post - E2012 Edition

    by Jonathan D. Simon ...
    CODE RED is about what has happened to American elections, American politics, and America since computers took over the vote counting just a few short years ago. It identifies red flags and offers accessible examinations of why those flags are red. It is a disturbing and provocative call to action. It is about saving our democracy and our country. Now, before it's all gone. Free and fair elections ... Read more

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  • The Influence of Campaign Contributions in State Legislatures

    The Effects of Institutions and Politics

    by Lynda W. Powell ...
    Series series Legislative Politics And Policy Making
    Campaign contributions are widely viewed as a corrupting influence but most scholarly research concludes that they have marginal impact on legislative behavior. Lynda W. Powell shows that contributions have considerable influence in some state legislatures but very little in others. Using a national survey of legislators, she develops an innovative measure of influence and delineates the factors ... Read more

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  • The Measure of American Elections

    Edited by Barry C. Burden, Charles Stewart, III ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Election Law and Democracy
    Policymaking in the realm of elections is too often grounded in anecdotes and opinions, rather than in good data and scientific research. To remedy this, The Measure of American Elections brings together a dozen leading scholars to examine the performance of elections across the United States, using a data-driven perspective. This book represents a transformation in debates about election reform, ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Political Communication & Strategy

    Consequences of the 2014 Midterm Elections

    Edited by Tauna S. Sisco, Jennifer C. Lucas, Christopher J. Galdieri ...
    Some aspects of the 2014 midterm elections would have been unimaginable a decade earlier. SuperPACs spent unlimited amounts of money, candidates used Twitter and other social media to communicate with voters, and Democrats found themselves all but entirely cast out of federal office in the South. Other aspects of the midterm elections, such as primary elections, direct mail, and the hurdles faced ... Read more

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  • Championing Child Care

    by Sally Cohen ...
    Series series Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics Into the 21st Century
    Why has child care legislation developed along its present course? How did the political players influence lawmakers? What do the politics of child care legislation over the past thirty years indicate for the future? Based on more than one hundred interviews with legislators and executive branch officials, archival research, and secondary sources, this book looks at the politics behind child care ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • Representation and Institutional Design

    by Rebekah L. Herrick ...
    An enduring question for most nations has been how to best represent their citizens and their needs. This is a complex issue as there is no universally accepted definition of good representation. Representation and Institutional Design addresses the issues of institutions and representation by examining how variation in institutional design can affect many aspects of how legislators represent ... Read more

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  • Fox News and American Politics

    How One Channel Shapes American Politics and Society

    by Dan Cassino ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Political Psychology
    In recent years, scholars have argued that the ability of people to choose which channel they want to watch means that television news is just preaching to the choir, and doesn’t change any minds. However, this book shows that the media still has an enormous direct impact on American society and politics.While past research has emphasized the indirect effects of media content on attitudes – ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Presidential Pork

    White House Influence over the Distribution of Federal Grants

    by John Hudak ...
    Presidential earmarks? Perhaps even more so than their counterparts in Congress, presidents have the motive and the means to politicize spending for political power. But do they?In Presidential Pork, John Hudak explains and interprets presidential efforts to control federal spending and accumulate electoral rewards from that power.The projects that members of Congress secure for their constituents ... Read more

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