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010			_a 2007001218
020			_a9780742554146 (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_a0742554147 (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_a9780742554153 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_a0742554155 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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084			_a324.973 _bPOL-P
100	1		_aPolsby, Nelson W.
245	1	0	_aPresidential elections : _h[Book] _bstrategies and structures of American politics / _cNelson W. Polsby, Aaron Wildavsky, with David A. Hopkins.
250			_a12th ed.
260			_aLanham : _bRowman & Littlefield Publishers, _cc2008.
300			_axv, 347 p. : _bill. ; _c26 cm.
365			_a01 _b0.00
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_aBrimming with data and examples from the heated 2004 election, and laced with previews of 2008, the twelfth edition of this classic text offers a complete overview of the presidential election process from the earliest straw polls and fundraisers to final voter turnout and exit interviews. The newest editionOs comprehensive coverage includes campaign strategy with overviews of the changes in campaign finance and the growing role of the Internet. Also, the twelfth edition explores the effect of the forward-creeping presidential nomination process and the sequence of electoral events. All of these aspects and the issues themselves are discussed by a wide array of actors in the electoral process: voters, interest groups, political parties, the media, and the candidates themselves. The twelfth edition is a timely update to this essential text on American elections.
521			_aAll.
650		0	_aPresidents _zUnited States _xElection.
700	1		_aWildavsky, Aaron B.
700	1		_aHopkins, David A.
852			_p56305 _93729.44 _vFaree Communications _dBooks
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip078/2007001218.html
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