Campaigns and elections American style
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Campaigns and elections American style
(Transforming American politics series)
Westview Press, c2014
4th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
With new and revised essays throughout, Campaigns and Elections American Style provides a real education in practical campaign politics. In the fourth edition, academics and campaign professionals explain how campaign themes and strategies are developed and communicated, the changes in campaign tactics as a result of changing technology, new techniques to target and mobilize voters, the evolving landscape of campaign finance and election laws, and the increasing diversity of the role of media in elections. Offering a unique and careful mix of Democrat and Republican, academic and practitioner, and male and female campaign perspectives, this volume scrutinizes national and local-level campaigns with special focus on the 2012 presidential and congressional elections.Students, citizens, candidates, and campaign managers will learn not only how to win elections but also why it is imperative to do so in an ethical way. Perfect for a variety of courses in American government, this book is essential reading for political junkies of any stripe and serious students of campaigns and elections.
Table of Contents
Understanding the Dynamics and the Transformation of American Government -- Creating a Winning Campaign Strategy -- The Use of Survey Research in Campaigns -- Money, Politics, and Policy -- Fundraising Strategies in the 2012 Presidential Campaign -- Differences of Degree -- How the Media Covered the 2012 Election -- Dimensions of Campaigns in the Age of Digital Networks -- The Ground Game -- The Evolution of Microtargeting -- Voter Turnout in the 2012 Election -- Election Law Is the New Rock 'n' Roll -- Republican Strategies and Tactics in the 2012 Primary and General Elections -- Campaigns Matter
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