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The road to the White House, 2000 : the politics of presidential elections / Stephen J. Wayne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wayne, Stephen J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Presidents--United States--Election--2000.
- Presidents.
- United States.
- Presidents--United States--Election.
- Political campaigns--United States.
- Political campaigns.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 364 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- Postelection edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave, [2001]
- Contents:
- Prologue: The Election That Wouldn't End xix
- Part I The Electoral Arena
- 1 Presidential Selection: A Historical Overview 3
- The Creation of the Electoral College 4
- The Development of Nominating Systems 6
- The Evolution of the General Election 13
- The Politics of Electoral College Voting 17
- 2 Campaign Finance 26
- The Costs of Campaigning 27
- The Sources of Support 31
- Finance Legislation 32
- Box 2-1 Key Provisions of Campaign Finance Legislation 35
- Box 2-2 How to Get Information from the Federal Election Commission 36
- The Impact of the Law 37
- Revenue 37
- Box 2-3 Al Gore's Profitable Trip to the Big Apple 40
- Box 2-4 The Money Race for the 2000 Nomination 45
- Expenditures 48
- Competition between Parties and Their Candidates 52
- Money and Electoral Success 52
- 3 The Political Environment 59
- Turnout 60
- The Expansion of Suffrage 62
- Box 3-1 Registering to Vote 65
- Other Influences on Turnout 65
- Turnout and Partisanship 70
- The Partisan Basis of Politics 70
- A Model of the U.S. Voter 71
- A More Refined Theory of Voting 72
- Partisan Voting Patterns 73
- Partisan Deviations 74
- The Social Basis of Politics 77
- The New Deal Realignment 77
- Evolving Political Coalitions 78
- A New Partisan Majority? 88
- Part II The Nomination
- 4 The Race for Delegates 99
- Reforming the Nomination Process 100
- Democratic Rules, 1968-1980 100
- Box 4-1 The Iowa Caucus: How It Works 103
- Democratic Rules, 1981-Present 104
- Republican Rules 106
- The Legality of Party Rules 109
- The Impact of the Rules Changes 113
- Turnout 113
- Representation 114
- Party Organization and Leadership 115
- Winners and Losers 116
- Campaigning for Delegates 117
- Basic Strategic Guidelines 118
- Box 4-2 The Air Wars of 2000: The Nominations 127
- The Non-Front-Runner Strategy: Stepping-Stones to Prominence 135
- Box 4-3 Non-Front-Runner Strategies in 2000 136
- Other Non-Front-Runner Approaches: Using the Campaign as a Pulpit 143
- The Front-Runner Strategy: Amassing Delegates 144
- Box 4-4 Front-Runner Strategies in 2000 145
- 5 Launching the Presidential Campaign: Partisan Consolidation and Public Relations 160
- The Spring Interregnum: Consolidating Victory and Posturing for the Election 160
- The Bush Campaign: After the Primaries and on to the Convention 160
- The Gore Campaign: After the Primaries and on to the Convention 163
- National Nominating Conventions 164
- The Tradition 164
- The Official Proceedings 166
- Box 5-1 Excerpts from Acceptance Addresses at the 2000 Conventions 170
- Box 5-2 Contrasts in the 2000 Republic and Democratic Party Platforms 175
- The Mediated Convention: Theater and News 178
- Assessing the Convention's Impact 182
- Box 5-3 Minor Party Conventions 183
- Characteristics of the Nominees 185
- Part III The Campaign
- 6 Organization, Strategy, and Tactics 197
- Organization 201
- Strategic Objectives 205
- Designing a Basic Appeal 206
- Creating a Leadership Image 209
- Dealing with Incumbency 212
- Building a Winning Geographic Coalition 212
- Box 6-1 An Incumbency Balance Sheet 213
- Tactical Considerations 217
- Reaching Voters 217
- Orchestrating the Campaign 219
- Targeting Messages 220
- Timing Appeals 221
- Turning Out Voters 222
- 7 Media Politics 229
- Traditional Coverage: Hard News 232
- The Bad News Syndrome 234
- The Story Line 236
- Impact of the News Media 237
- Nontraditional Coverage: Soft News 239
- Presidential Debates 241
- Preparation 243
- Strategy and Tactics 244
- Evaluation and Impact 246
- Campaign Advertising 248
- Techniques and Timing 249
- Targeting 252
- Images and Messages 253
- Box 7-1 The Willie Horton Ad: "Weekend Passes" 255
- Box 7-2 The Air Wars of 2000: Excerpts from the Presidential Campaigns 257
- The Cumulative Impact of Media 260
- Part IV The Election
- 8 Predicting Presidential Elections 271
- Predicting Presidential Elections 272
- Public Opinion Polls 272
- Television Forecasts 276
- Interpreting the Election 278
- Models of Voting Behavior 279
- 1952-1956: The Impact of Personality 280
- 1960-1972: The Increasing Importance of Issues 281
- 1976-1996: The Evaluation of Performance 282
- 2000: The Anticipation of Future Performance 289
- Converting Electoral Choice into Public Policy 291
- The President's Imprecise Mandate 291
- Expectations and Performance 292
- The Electoral Coalition and Governing 293
- Personality Politics and Presidential Leadership 294
- 9 Reforming the Electoral System 303
- Modifying Recent Changes 304
- Party Rules 304
- Finance Laws 310
- News Media Coverage 314
- Enhancing Electoral Choice 316
- Turnout 316
- The Electoral College 319
- Appendix A Results of Presidential Elections, 1900-2000 332
- Appendix B 2000 Electoral and Popular Vote Summary 334
- Appendix C 2000 Electoral Vote Distribution 336
- Appendix D State-by-State Primary Results, 2000 337
- Appendix E Delegate Accumulation in 2000 340
- Appendix F Republican and Democratic Party Conventions and Nominees, 1900-2000 344
- Appendix G Why Polls Tend to Be Accurate and How They Are Conducted 346.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0312239939
- OCLC:
- 47109560
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