Ross for boss : the Perot phenomenon and beyond / edited by Ted G. Jelen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jelen, Ted G., editor.

Series:

SUNY series on the presidency.

SUNY Series on the Presidency

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Election--1992.

Presidents.

Third parties (United States politics).

Perot, Ross, 1930-2019.

Perot, Ross.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 188 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, [2001]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ross for Boss provides insights into the sources, continuity, and enduring importance of Ross Perot's presidential candidacies in 1992 and 1996 as a member of the Reform Party, and evaluates the impact of the Perot phenomenon on the future of both public policy and the U.S. party system. Using theoretical and historical literature on third parties and independent candidates, the contributors identify the sources of Perot's support and opposition among political activists and the mass public.Perot's supporters are understood as "zealots of the center" who resist partisan and ideological polarization. Perot himself, the authors suggest, was a master showman, able to use classical theatrical forms to establish himself as an improbable, yet inevitable, leader of a mass movement. His support came from people whose economic interests were directly threatened by increases in the global scope of the U.S. economy, and—like other third party candidates of the twentieth century—from those without formal religious affiliations. Comparisons of the 1992 and 1996 campaigns show that the decline in support for Perot was, for the most part, uniform across geographic regions and demographic groups.

Contents:

The Perot campaigns in theoretical perspective / Ted G. Jelen

The television candidate: H. Ross Perot's 1992 and 1996 presidential races / Kenneth D. Nordin

A case study of a third presidential campaign organization: Virginians for Perot / Andrew D. Martin, Brian E. Spang

Attitudes toward government, partisan dispositions, and the rise of Ross Perot / Jeffrey Koch

The politics of a bittersweet economy: economic restructuring, economic stories, and Ross Perot in the elections of 1992 and 1996 / Solon Simmons, James Simmons

Structural constraints on Perot voting patterns: the effects of religious adherence / Christopher P. Gilbert [and others]

Understanding Perot's plummet / Jeremy D. Mayer, Clyde Wilcox

From Ross the boss to Jesse the body: did the Perot phenomenon spawn the Ventura victory? / Christopher P. Gilbert, David A.M. Peterson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780791491164

0791491161