The Road to the White House 2020 (with Appendix)

Stephen Wayne (Autor)

Media-Kombination

32 Seiten

2021 | 11th edition
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
978-0-357-13605-8 (ISBN)

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If voters are to make intelligent judgments, they need information about the qualities of the candidates, the policies they propose, and the partisan labels they wear. Does our presidential electoral system encourage the most qualified candidates to run? Does it force them to discuss the most important issues, present feasible policy solutions, and talk candidly with the American people? Will the election results accurately reflect the opinions, interests, and needs of the population as a whole? This book addresses these questions in a straight-forward, jargon-free manner. It will provide you with a background on presidential elections and a guide to the 2020 election. The book contains case studies of campaign strategies, descriptive boxes on contemporary election issues, and easy to read tables and figures. In doing so, it illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of electoral democracy in the U.S.in general and presidential elections in particular.

You'll also get insights on changes that have revolutionized contemporary electoral politics in the 21st. century: the flood of money, the ideological polarization of American parties, the digital revolution, foreign interference, and issues relating to the eligibility of voters, the conduct of elections, and the integrity of the voting process itself.

Stephen Wayne is an Emeritus Professor of Government at Georgetown University. He is a Washington insider who has written many books and articles on the presidency and presidential elections. A frequent source for journalists covering American politics, he often appears on television and radio news programs, conducts seminars for senior federal executives and international visitors, and lectures at many universities in the United States and abroad.

Part I: THE ELECTORAL ARENA
1. Presidential Selection: A Historical Overview
2. Campaign Finance
3. The Political Environment
Part II: THE NOMINATION
4. Party Rules and Their Impact
5. Campaigning for the Nomination
6. The Post-Primary Campaign
Part III: THE GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN
7. Strategy, Tactics, and Operation
8. Media Politics
Part IV: THE ELECTION: ITS MEANING AND CONSEQUENCES
9. Understanding Presidential Elections
10. Reforming the Electoral System
APPENDICES
The Mueller Report (If Available)
Results of Presidential Elections, 1900–2016

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.3.2021
Verlagsort	Belmont, CA
Sprache	englisch
Maße	162 x 231 mm
Gewicht	499 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-357-13605-5 / 0357136055
ISBN-13	978-0-357-13605-8 / 9780357136058
Zustand	Neuware