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The politics of presidential selection / John S. Jackson III, William Crotty.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jackson, John S., 1940-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--United States--Nomination.
- Presidents.
- United States.
- Presidents--United States--Election.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 260 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Longman, [2001]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Democracy and Presidential Selection: Defining the Approach 1
- The Theoretical Perspective 5
- Utility of the Theory 7
- The Limits of Rationality 8
- The Irrational Elements in Politics 9
- Chapter 2 Contesting Presidential Nominations 16
- The Importance of the Nomination Calendar 16
- Implications for Candidate Strategy 22
- The Campaign Staff 22
- Chapter 3 The Nomination Process: Introduction to the Current System and Its History 27
- The Rules of the Game 29
- Early History of the Nomination Process 30
- The Presidential Primaries 39
- The Impact of the Primaries 44
- Chapter 4 The Nomination Process: The Reform Era and Its Consequences 50
- The Roots of the Reform Era 50
- 1964: The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party 56
- The McGovern-Fraser Commission 58
- The Republican Response 62
- The Impact of the Reform Era 63
- Chapter 5 The National Conventions 68
- The Contributions of the National Convention 70
- Indirect Contributions of the National Conventions: Building and Ratifying a Consensus 77
- The National Convention Delegates 84
- The Role of the Media at the Conventions 92
- The Future of National Conventions 94
- Chapter 6 General Election: The Strategic Environment 98
- The Strategic Problem of Time 99
- The Strategic Variables 103
- Chapter 7 Structuring the Electorate I: The Classical Conception of the Voter and Voting as Social Behavior 113
- Three Models of the Vote 120
- Chapter 8 Structuring the Electorate II: Voting as a Sociopsychological Act 138
- Recent Turnout Trends 141
- Factors Affecting Direction of the Vote 142
- The Rational Voter Revisited 153
- The Structure of Aggregate Election Results 156
- The Potential for Partisan Realignment 158
- Chapter 9 Congressional Elections 162
- The Patterns of Presidential-Congressional Relations 163
- The 1994 Congressional Elections 170
- Congressional Decision-Making 171
- Tools for Presidential Leadership 173
- The Rational Congress? 175
- Chapter 10 Campaign Finance and Presidential Politics 179
- A Brief History of Campaign Finance 181
- What Difference Does Money Make in Winning and Losing? 199
- Chapter 11 The Media and Politics 205
- Chapter 12 The Political Consequences of Presidential Elections 222
- Rationality and Presidential Selection 223
- The Theoretical Stance Revisited 226
- Elections as Mandates 229
- The Midterm Election of 1994: A Mandate for Change? 230.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-248) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0321081099
- OCLC:
- 43885690
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