Description
Book SynopsisI’m Here to Ask for Your Vote is a comprehensive and compelling examination of the strategy and effectiveness of presidential campaign visits.
Trade ReviewThis is
the definitive book on campaign appearances and an essential work on campaign behavior. It is the most comprehensive analysis of how campaigns allocate their most valuable resource—the candidate’s time. Well-written, engaging, and carefully researched, this is a marvelous book. -- Andrew Reeves, coauthor of
No Blank Check: The Origins and Consequences of Public Antipathy towards Presidential PowerThis book takes on a perennial set of election questions: where are candidates traveling, and what impact does it have? With data and historical context, Christopher Devine enhances our understanding of travel during presidential campaigns. Everyone who is interested in these questions should read this book. -- Julia Azari, author of
Delivering the People’s Message: The Changing Politics of the Presidential MandateThrough historical examination and empirical analysis, Devine offers vivid insight into the nuances of presidential campaigns and how candidates navigate making appeals to voters in the face of numerous constraints. -- Chryl N. Laird, coauthor of
Steadfast Democrats: How Social Forces Shape Black Political BehaviorCarefully crafted and engagingly written,
I'm Here to Ask for Your Vote presents a thorough and important analysis of the role in-person campaigning plays in presidential elections. A must read for political scientists, historians, and anyone interested in how campaigns work. -- Mary E. Stuckey, author of
Deplorable: The Worst Presidential Campaigns from Jefferson to TrumpThis book successfully blends a historical and theoretical narrative with an empirical analysis that updates and expands upon existing research. The careful discussion of measurement issues related to analyzing campaign visits is particularly useful. -- Thomas Holbrook, author of
Altered States: Changing Populations, Changing Parties, and the Transformation of the American Political LandscapeTable of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1. A Brief History of Presidential Campaign Visits
2. When and Why Do Campaign Visits Matter?
3. Presidential Campaign Visits, by the Numbers
4. Where Do the Candidates Go—and Why?
5. What Difference Do Campaign Visits Make?
Conclusion
Appendix A. Tables
Appendix B. Figures
Notes
Bibliography
Index
