(Paperback)

A political science professor at Syracuse University examines how Americans elect presidents, analyzes how the growth of the media has undermined that process, and proposes changes in the campaign procedure to encourage stronger candidates.

(Paperback)

Lucidly written and thought-provoking, "The Vanishing Voter" is Patterson's authoritative, exhaustively researched answer to the question, "How can a country that preaches the importance of democracy have such a perpetually low voter turnout"