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"Game changer." We heard it so many times during the 2012 U.S. presidential election. But what actually made a difference in the contest--and what was just hype In this groundbreaking book, John Sides and Lynn Vavreck tell the dramatic story of the election--with a big difference. Using an unusual "moneyball" approach and drawing on extensive quan

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Contains reports on the Irish election study and is an academic survey of the motives, outlook and behaviour of the Irish voter. This work explores a number of well-known puzzles about Irish electoral behaviour and uses a data set to provide answers to them whilst offering an insight into the impact of the economy on electoral behaviour.

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The book discusses, employing the findings from empirical research, the role of political marketing within the UK General Election of 2005. -- .

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The work fully documents the electoral support that Carter received in his twelve elections in the state of Georgia and the support he garnered for his former vice president in the 1984 presidential election.

This is the first longitudinal study to examine the impact of native son candidates on voting behavior.

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The New Campaign Finance Sourcebook has been integrated with the award-winning and frequently visited Brookings website to provide a timely, interactive tool for policymakers, journalists, and scholars.

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This study examines the role and history of the New Hampshire primary in American presidential politics, through the 1996 election season.

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More than just a campaign diary of the extraordinary 2010 Australian election and its aftermath, this is a rip-roaring, incisive analysis of a tumultuous nine months in politics that even surprised veteran journalists such as Barrie Cassidy. This is a must read for anyone interested in Australian politics of any persuasion.

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In this volume, scholars discuss the most recent wave of redistricting Congress. Emphasizing the state-level factors and processes, the volume ultimately shows how national requirements and state requirements come together to permit states to be largely self-responsible for what they do in terms of drawing districts.

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This book challenges the idea that Brexit was a contest between heads and hearts, and offers a fresh account of political feelings and the stories we tell about them.

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This book challenges the idea that Brexit was a contest between heads and hearts, and offers a fresh account of political feelings and the stories we tell about them.

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Provides the definitive study of voting behaviour in the 2016 Irish election

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This book is an examination of the central role of incumbency in the televised world of American presidential elections and analyzes how an individual incumbent, Bill Clinton, influenced the recurring and predictable patterns of televised news in ways that secured his reelection.

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Scott Thomas offers a complete statistical and descriptive guide to the fifty American presidential elections that were held between 1789 and 1984. The Pursuit of the White House incorporates more than 450 charts as well as concise summaries supplying comprehensive data on all aspects of presidential elections.

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An examination and evaluation of 16 types of referenda, offering model provisions to make them more effective. The author analyzes a number of general initiative and protest referendum campaigns in order to develop conclusions as to their desirability and the need for reform.

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Authors Reilly and Ulbig explore the ways in which stressful polling place conditions cause voters to cast ballots in a manner contradictory to their preferences. Using an experimental approach, they find that even though voters generally withstand such conditions, certain segments of the electorate can still be adversely affected.

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Authors Reilly and Ulbig explore the ways in which stressful polling place conditions cause voters to cast ballots in a manner contradictory to their preferences. Using an experimental approach, they find that even though voters generally withstand such conditions, certain segments of the electorate can still be adversely affected.

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This book provides sensible analysis of overarching themes (performance of the 113th Congress, voting laws, campaign finance, and use of social media) from the 2014 campaign cycle, as well as case studies of important congressional races. Collectively, the concepts and cases give a compelling narrative explanation of America's electoral process and the keys to winning vital elections.

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Part of the Praeger Series in Political Economy, this volume assembles prominent political scientists, sociologists, economists, historians, anthropologists, theologians, and journalists to examine the intricacies of the ground-breaking 1984 campaign for president by Jesse Jackson.

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Social networking lies at the heart of a number of fascinating political questions and social concerns, including citizen competence, social movements, and voter mobilization. In The Social Basis of the Rational Citizen, Sean Richey provides an empirical analysis of the most important hypothesized effect of social network influence on politics: social cognition.

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This book offers a look at how campaigns actually work, from the framing of issues to media coverage to voters' decisions.