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Running On Empty?
. Ed(S): Maisel, L. Sandy; West, Darrell M.
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Description for Running On Empty?
Hardback. Editor(s): Maisel, L. Sandy; West, Darrell M. Series: Campaigning American Style. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
The level of discourse in campaigns and elections ideally should elevate citizens' knowledge about the candidates and the issues that face the polity. But elections today are often beset by negative campaigns and an emphasis on the "horse race" over issues of substance. Running on Empty? looks at sixteen carefully selected, highly competitive races in the House and Senate during the 2002 midterm elections. Measuring various aspects of campaign discourse throughout a wide variety of paid and unpaid media coverage—including radio, TV, newspapers, direct mail, and the Internet—the authors arrive at some arresting conclusions about the quality of the messages ... Read more
The level of discourse in campaigns and elections ideally should elevate citizens' knowledge about the candidates and the issues that face the polity. But elections today are often beset by negative campaigns and an emphasis on the "horse race" over issues of substance. Running on Empty? looks at sixteen carefully selected, highly competitive races in the House and Senate during the 2002 midterm elections. Measuring various aspects of campaign discourse throughout a wide variety of paid and unpaid media coverage—including radio, TV, newspapers, direct mail, and the Internet—the authors arrive at some arresting conclusions about the quality of the messages ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Campaigning American Style
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742530751
SKU
V9780742530751
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About . Ed(S): Maisel, L. Sandy; West, Darrell M.
L. Sandy Maisel is the William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Government, chair of the Department of Government, and director of the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement at Colby College. Darrell M. West is director of the Taubman Center for Public Policy and the John Hazen White Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at Brown University. ... Read more
Reviews for Running On Empty?
This is the first empirical examination of a vital element of American elections and merits the attention of election scholars. Highly recommended.
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