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Margin of victory : how technologists help politicians win elections / Nathaniel G. Pearlman, editor.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Pearlman, Nathaniel G.
Series:
New trends and ideas in American politics.
New trends and ideas in American politics
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Campaign management--Technological innovations--United States--History.
Campaign management.
Communication in politics--Technological innovations--United States--History.
Communication in politics.
Internet in political campaigns--United States--History.
Internet in political campaigns.
Political campaigns--Technological innovations--United States--History.
Political campaigns.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (281 p.)
Distribution:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.
Place of Publication:
Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2012.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This book illuminates modern political technology, examining important technologies, companies, and people; putting recent innovations into historical context; and describing the possible future uses of technology in electoral politics.
Contents:
Cover; Margin of Victory; Recent Titles in New Trends and Ideas in American Politics; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Digital Revolution: Campaigns and New Media Communications; Chapter 2 The Quest for Victory: Campaigning Online for President; Chapter 3 Skyrocketing Numbers: Online Fundraising for Political Campaigns; Chapter 4 Ignore at Your Peril: Campaigns and the Blogosphere; Chapter 5 Growing Power: Digital Marketing in Politics; Chapter 6 You Can Take It with You: The Evolution of Mobile Politics
Chapter 7 Blessings and Curses: How Technology Is Changing PollingChapter 8 Serving the People: Constituent Relations in the Digital Age; Chapter 9 An Explosion of Innovation: The Voter-Data Revolution; Chapter 10 Organizing Technology: The Marriage of Technology and the Field Campaign; Chapter 11 A New Model: VAN and the Challenge of the Voter-File Interface; Chapter 12 Innovative Tactics: The GOP Goes Online; Chapter 13 Making It Personal: The Rise of Microtargeting; Chapter 14 Acting Intelligently: A Brief History of Political Analytics
Chapter 15 Bootstrapping an Enterprise: NGP and the Evolution of Campaign SoftwareChapter 16 Actionable Data: Using Social Technology to Change Organizations; Chapter 17 Impasse: The Voting Technology Challenge; Conclusion; Notes; About the Editor and Contributors; Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9798400682773
9798216114802
9786613690029
9781280779633
1280779632
9781440802584
1440802580
OCLC:
879549445

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