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Polsby and Wildavsky’s classic text 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 differently situated political actors—incumbents, challengers, Democrats, Republicans, consultants, party official, activists, delegates, journalists, and voters—by understanding the ways in which their world is organized by incentives, regulations, events, resources, customs, and opportunities.

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Since it first published in 1964, Presidential Elections has been an instant classic. Schier and Hopkins continue the tradition by offering a 360-degree view of the changing American elections landscape. -- Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Vernal Riffe Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University

Presidential Elections: Strategies and Structures

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    A Paperback / softback by Nelson W. Polsby, Aaron Wildavsky, Steven E. Schier

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/08/2019
      ISBN13: 9781538125113, 978-1538125113
      ISBN10: 1538125110

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Polsby and Wildavsky’s classic text 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 differently situated political actors—incumbents, challengers, Democrats, Republicans, consultants, party official, activists, delegates, journalists, and voters—by understanding the ways in which their world is organized by incentives, regulations, events, resources, customs, and opportunities.

      Trade Review
      Since it first published in 1964, Presidential Elections has been an instant classic. Schier and Hopkins continue the tradition by offering a 360-degree view of the changing American elections landscape. -- Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Vernal Riffe Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University

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