{"product_id":"presidential-elections-strategies-and-structures-of-american-politics-9781538183717","title":"Presidential Elections: Strategies and Structures","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolsby and Wildavsky’s classic text, now updated by Stephen Schier and David Hopkins, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures, Tables, and Boxes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I. THE STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT\u003cbr\u003e1. VOTERS\u003cbr\u003eWhy People Don’t Vote\u003cbr\u003eWhy People Do Vote: A Theory of Social Connectedness\u003cbr\u003eParty Identification as Social Identity\u003cbr\u003eParties as Aggregates of Loyal Voters\u003cbr\u003eIdeologies, Issues, and National Conditions in the Minds of Voters\u003cbr\u003eChanges in Party Identification: Social Habit versus Contemporary Evaluation\u003cbr\u003eA Central Strategic Problem: The Attentiveness of Voters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. GROUPS\u003cbr\u003eThe Presidential Vote as an Aggregation of Interest Groups\u003cbr\u003eVariations among Interest Groups\u003cbr\u003e“Special” Interests, Campaign Spending, and Public Interest Groups\u003cbr\u003ePolitical Parties as Organizations\u003cbr\u003eThird Parties\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3. RULES AND RESOURCES\u003cbr\u003eRules: The Electoral College\u003cbr\u003eThinking About Resources\u003cbr\u003eResources: Money\u003cbr\u003eResources: Control over Information\u003cbr\u003eIncumbency as a Resource: The Presidency\u003cbr\u003eIncumbency as a Liability: The Vice Presidency\u003cbr\u003eThe Balance of Resources\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART II. SEQUENCES\u003cbr\u003e4. THE NOMINATION PROCESS\u003cbr\u003eBefore the Voting Begins: The “Invisible Primary”\u003cbr\u003eThe Early States\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Do These Historical Vignettes Teach?\u003cbr\u003eSuper Tuesday and Later Primaries\u003cbr\u003eState and Territorial Caucuses\u003cbr\u003eDelegate Allocation\u003cbr\u003eSuperdelegates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Ever-Changing Nomination Process\u003cbr\u003eThe National Party Conventions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Convention as Advertising\u003cbr\u003eThe Vice Presidential Nominee\u003cbr\u003eThe Future of National Conventions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5. THE CAMPAIGN\u003cbr\u003eThe Well-Traveled Candidates\u003cbr\u003ePersuading Voters\u003cbr\u003eWinning the Media Game\u003cbr\u003eCampaign Professionals\u003cbr\u003eTelevised Debates\u003cbr\u003eGetting Out the Vote\u003cbr\u003eCampaign Blunders\u003cbr\u003eForecasting the Outcome\u003cbr\u003eCounting the Vote\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART III. ISSUES\u003cbr\u003e6. APPRAISALS\u003cbr\u003eReform upon Reform\u003cbr\u003eThe Political Theory of Policy Government\u003cbr\u003eReform by Means of Participatory Democracy\u003cbr\u003eSome Specific Reforms\u003cbr\u003eParty Platforms and Party Differences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7. AMERICAN PARTIES AND DEMOCRACY\u003cbr\u003eElections and Public Policy\u003cbr\u003eParties of Advocacy versus Parties of Intermediation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIXES\u003cbr\u003eA. Vote by Groups in Presidential Elections, 1984–2020\u003cbr\u003eB. Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections, by Population Characteristics, 1984–2020\u003cbr\u003eC. Selections from the Democratic and Republican Party Platforms, 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041261781335,"sku":"9781538183717","price":53.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781538183717.jpg?v=1750949562","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/presidential-elections-strategies-and-structures-of-american-politics-9781538183717","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}