Presidential Elections

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Presidential Elections

Strategies and Structures of American Politics

Elections and referenda / suffrage Political parties and party platforms Central / national / federal government Political campaigning and advertising

Authors: Nelson W. Polsby, Aaron Wildavsky, Steven E. Schier, David A. Hopkins

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Language: English

Published by: Rowman & Littlefield

Published on: 18th July 2023

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 328 pages

ISBN: 9781538183724


Polsby and Wildavsky’s classic text

Now updated by Stephen Schier and David Hopkins, it argues that the institutional rules of the presidential nomination and election processes, in combination with the behavior of the mass electorate, structure the strategic choices faced by politicians in powerful and foreseeable ways.

We can make sense of the decisions made by different political actors—incumbents, challengers, Democrats, Republicans, consultants, party officials, activists, delegates, journalists, and voters—by understanding the ways in which their world is organized by incentives, regulations, events, resources, customs, and opportunities.

Thoroughly revised and updated, this Sixteenth Edition provides everything students need to know about presidential elections going into the 2024 cycle.

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