"This book explores the fascinating and puzzling world of nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century American elections. It examines the strategic behavior of nineteenth-century party politicians and shows how their search for electoral victory led them to invent a number of remark…
"This book explores the fascinating and puzzling world of nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century American elections. It examines the strategic behavior of nineteenth-century party politicians and shows how their search for electoral victory led them to invent a number of remark…
In this first comprehensive examination of women candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, Barbara Burrell argues that women are as successful at winning elections as are men. Why, then, are there still so few women members of Congress? Compared to other democratically e…
In this first comprehensive examination of women candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, Barbara Burrell argues that women are as successful at winning elections as are men. Why, then, are there still so few women members of Congress? Compared to other democratically e…
"By taking a detailed look at campaigns in seven B.C. ridings during the 1988 "free-trade" election - the last under the old three-party system - Anthony Sayers develops a typology of candidates and campaigns. The dynamics of local associations, nominations, and campaigns, inclu…
"By taking a detailed look at campaigns in seven B.C. ridings during the 1988 "free-trade" election - the last under the old three-party system - Anthony Sayers develops a typology of candidates and campaigns. The dynamics of local associations, nominations, and campaigns, inclu…
"By taking a detailed look at campaigns in seven B.C. ridings during the 1988 "free-trade" election - the last under the old three-party system - Anthony Sayers develops a typology of candidates and campaigns. The dynamics of local associations, nominations, and campaigns, inclu…
"The diffusion and rapid evolution of new communication technologies has completely reshaped media and politics. But who are the new power players? Written by a leading scholar in the field, The Hybrid Media System is a sweeping and compelling new theory of how political communi…
"The synergy of these four factors-voter suppression, pockets of incompetence, foreign and domestic dirty tricks, and incendiary rhetoric-undermines public trust in the fairness and accuracy of American elections and creates high risks for the 2020 elections and beyond"--
"As the 2020 presidential campaign begins to take shape, there is widespread distrust of the fairness and accuracy of American elections. In this timely and accessible book, Richard L. Hasen uses riveting stories illustrating four factors increasing the mistrust. Voter suppressi…
