This book offers the most up-to-date examination of campaigns and elections, including the challenges and opportunities they present. It addresses fundamental questions about who votes in American elections, how legislative districts are reapportioned and why it matters, the rea…
Voting and participation -- Carving out legislative districts -- Political parties and elections -- Statewide, local, and congressional elections -- Presidential elections -- Money, mega donors, and wide open spending -- Inner workings of modern campaigns -- Direct democracy : b…
Frequent and fair elections, open to all, are fundamental elements of a democracy. The United States, through its local, state, and national contests, holds more elections, more often, than any other democracy in the world. But in recent years, there have been troubling signs th…
This book offers the most up-to-date examination of campaigns and elections, including the challenges and opportunities they present. It addresses fundamental questions about who votes in American elections, how legislative districts are reapportioned and why it matters, the rea…
"AlieNATION presents research conducted by a national election team and leading scholars in political communication that explores a range of important topics and variables affecting voter attitudes and behavior in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. In exploring the messages, i…
AlieNATION presents research conducted by a national election team and leading scholars in political communication that explores a range of important topics and variables affecting voter attitudes and behavior in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. In exploring the messages, is…
This classic text provides an in-depth examination and history of American political parties and their critical role in representative democracy at the local, state, and national levels. "This classic text provides an in-depth examination and history of American political partie…
Elections and political parties -- American political parties and party organization -- Voting and other forms of political participation -- Organized groups in the political process -- Campaign finance -- State and local nominations -- State and local elections -- Presidential …