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An in-depth analyses of electoral trends in Germany since World War II.

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This diverse and unique collection of essays examines the role of communication in various aspects of the 2012 presidential campaign. Topics include the early campaign and Romney's nomination battle, candidate image, the rhetoric and campaigning of Michelle Obama and Ann Romney, issues of race, persuasive appeals to voters, the use of music and social media, and Obama's second inaugural address.

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An assessment of the recent unprecedented Taiwanese democratic elections, which, despite threats from Beijing, set the stage for genuine democracy in Taiwan.

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Argues that television has profoundly altered the nature of presidential debates, that the demands of television have dictated the structure and formats of contemporary debates, and that the visual content of presidential debates plays an important role in the way candidates exercise influence.

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The results of the 1988 elections affirmed the strength of the Republican party in the South on both the Presidential and statewide levels.

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Political campaigns are highly complex and sophisticated communication events: communication of issues, images, social reality, and persons.

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This is the third of a series of studies of presidential election politics in the South (the first two addressing the 1984 and 1988 elections, respectively).

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This volume analyzes the South's role in the 1996 presidential nomination process, issues as southerners saw them in 1996, and the role of third parties in the South.

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This text analyzes the 2000 American presidential campaign from a communication perspective,focusing on key topics and elements of political communication. The analyses go beyond the quantitative facts, electoral counts, and poll results of the election.

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This volume is the fifth in the series of analyses of elections in the South. It begins with an introductory chapter on general issues and background, a chapter on presidential primaries, and an examination of the issues of the 2000 presidential election.

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This edited collection evaluates the election and its outcome by analyzing the campaign, voting preferences and forecasts, and some predictions and assessments of President Trumps administration.

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This edited collection evaluates the election and its outcome by analyzing the campaign, voting preferences and forecasts, and some predictions and assessments of President Trumps administration.

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This edited volume, written by the leading experts in their particular states, focuses on the historic 2020 presidential election in the South. The region has played a critical role in determining the occupant of the White House for the last 50 years, and the South once again was pivotal in the 2020 contest between Trump and Biden.

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The battle for the seat of Bennelong in the 2007 federal election is shaping up as one of the more interesting contests the political landscape has witnessed in a while. In one corner is the rookie candidate, ABC journalist Maxine McKew. In the other John Howard the most experienced politician in the country.

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This volume provides an in-depth examination of six political campaigns waged during competitive 1998 races for the U.S. House of Representatives. The case studies evaluate the professional political consultants who managed each campaign, their interaction with the candidates, and the impact of the campaigns on voters.

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This groundbreaking work tells the true story behind Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1936 reelection, drawing upon never-before-published personal files to expose a nexus of patronage and power that changed America forever.

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The Mobilization/Demobilization Theory argues instead that nonvoting results from the behavior of politicians, political elites, and the political system and not from the characteristics of the poor and working class.

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The right to vote is the cornerstone of democracy. To millions around the world who have fought for that right, it is considered a privilege. Yet the magnitude of nonvoting in America is staggering.

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This all-in-one reference guide will help students, researchers, and interested readers make sense of the infamous election of 2000. Following an overview of the 2000 presidential race, five essays spotlight separate issues related to the race and its outcome.

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This study examines how the Electoral College actually works, how it is supposed to work, and how it might be reformed. Robert Hardaway first looks at the Constitutional Convention, the Twelfth Amendment, and historical elections where the Electoral College has come into play, providing the historical background to the present-day College.

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The author describes the evolution of the current British parliamentary electoral system and explains how it works.

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Religion and faith have played a vital role in American elections for some time. Covering three areas of religion that tend to influence elections outcomes, this work illuminates the meaning of religious belonging, behaving, and believing in modern political context.

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The race for the White House may seem like a marathon, but the nomination process is becoming a sprint, with the starting gun fired earlier each time.