Author: Jason Johnson
Publisher: Westview Press
ISBN: 0813344883
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
A unique empirical and theoretical analysis of political consultants and how they achieve electoral success for their candidates
Political Consultants and Campaigns
Author: Jason Johnson
Publisher: Westview Press
ISBN: 0813344883
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
A unique empirical and theoretical analysis of political consultants and how they achieve electoral success for their candidates
Publisher: Westview Press
ISBN: 0813344883
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
A unique empirical and theoretical analysis of political consultants and how they achieve electoral success for their candidates
Candidates, Consultants, and Campaigns
Author: Frank I. Luntz
Publisher: Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : B. Blackwell
ISBN: 9780631162629
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Describes a modern American political campaign, discusses the influence of media advisers, and looks at PACs and modern campaign technology
Publisher: Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : B. Blackwell
ISBN: 9780631162629
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Describes a modern American political campaign, discusses the influence of media advisers, and looks at PACs and modern campaign technology
Campaign Warriors
Author: James A. Thurber
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780815784531
Category : Campaign Management
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
These essays present original data and analysis on the world of election-campaign consultants. They aim to illuminate the work of professional political consultants and their growing influence on the electoral process and American democracy.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780815784531
Category : Campaign Management
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
These essays present original data and analysis on the world of election-campaign consultants. They aim to illuminate the work of professional political consultants and their growing influence on the electoral process and American democracy.
Building a Business of Politics
Author: Adam D. Sheingate
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190217197
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Today, politics is big business. Most of the 6 billion spent during the 2012 campaign went to highly paid political consultants. In Building a Business of Politics, a lively history of political consulting, Adam Sheingate examines the origins of the industry and its consequences for American democracy.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190217197
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Today, politics is big business. Most of the 6 billion spent during the 2012 campaign went to highly paid political consultants. In Building a Business of Politics, a lively history of political consulting, Adam Sheingate examines the origins of the industry and its consequences for American democracy.
Democracy for Hire
Author: Dennis W. Johnson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190272694
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 617
Book Description
This book is a history of political consulting in America, examining how the consulting business developed, highlighting the major figures in the consulting industry and assessing the impact of professional consulting on elections and American democracy. A key focus is on presidential elections, beginning in 1964, and the important role played by consultants and political operatives.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190272694
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 617
Book Description
This book is a history of political consulting in America, examining how the consulting business developed, highlighting the major figures in the consulting industry and assessing the impact of professional consulting on elections and American democracy. A key focus is on presidential elections, beginning in 1964, and the important role played by consultants and political operatives.
Politics Lost
Author: Joe Klein
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0767916018
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
People on the right are furious. People on the left are livid. And the center isn’t holding. There is only one thing on which almost everyone agrees: there is something very wrong in Washington. The country is being run by pollsters. Few politicians are able to win the voters’ trust. Blame abounds and personal responsibility is nowhere to be found. There is a cynicism in Washington that appalls those in every state, red or blue. The question is: Why? The more urgent question is: What can be done about it? Few people are more qualified to deal with both questions than Joe Klein. There are many loud and opinionated voices on the political scene, but no one sees or writes with the clarity that this respected observer brings to the table. He has spent a lifetime enmeshed in politics, studying its nuances, its quirks, and its decline. He is as angry and fed up as the rest of us, so he has decided to do something about it—in these pages, he vents, reconstructs, deconstructs, and reveals how and why our leaders are less interested in leading than they are in the “permanent campaign” that political life has become. The book opens with a stirring anecdote from the night of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Klein re-creates the scene of Robert Kennedy’s appearance in a black neighborhood in Indianapolis, where he gave a gut-wrenching, poetic speech that showed respect for the audience, imparted dignity to all who listened, and quelled a potential riot. Appearing against the wishes of his security team, it was one of the last truly courageous and spontaneous acts by an American politician—and it is no accident that Klein connects courage to spontaneity. From there, Klein begins his analysis—campaign by campaign—of how things went wrong. From the McGovern campaign polling techniques to Roger Ailes’s combative strategy for Nixon; from Reagan’s reinvention of the Republican Party to Lee Atwater’s equally brilliant reinvention of behind-the-scenes strategizing; from Jimmy Carter to George H. W. Bush to Bill Clinton to George W.—as well as inside looks at the losing sides—we see how the Democrats become diffuse and frightened, how the system becomes unbalanced, and how politics becomes less and less about ideology and more and more about how to gain and keep power. By the end of one of the most dismal political runs in history—Kerry’s 2004 campaign for president—we understand how such traits as courage, spontaneity, and leadership have disappeared from our political landscape. In a fascinating final chapter, the author refuses to give easy answers since the push for easy answers has long been part of the problem. But he does give thoughtful solutions that just may get us out of this mess—especially if any of the 2008 candidates happen to be paying attention.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0767916018
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
People on the right are furious. People on the left are livid. And the center isn’t holding. There is only one thing on which almost everyone agrees: there is something very wrong in Washington. The country is being run by pollsters. Few politicians are able to win the voters’ trust. Blame abounds and personal responsibility is nowhere to be found. There is a cynicism in Washington that appalls those in every state, red or blue. The question is: Why? The more urgent question is: What can be done about it? Few people are more qualified to deal with both questions than Joe Klein. There are many loud and opinionated voices on the political scene, but no one sees or writes with the clarity that this respected observer brings to the table. He has spent a lifetime enmeshed in politics, studying its nuances, its quirks, and its decline. He is as angry and fed up as the rest of us, so he has decided to do something about it—in these pages, he vents, reconstructs, deconstructs, and reveals how and why our leaders are less interested in leading than they are in the “permanent campaign” that political life has become. The book opens with a stirring anecdote from the night of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Klein re-creates the scene of Robert Kennedy’s appearance in a black neighborhood in Indianapolis, where he gave a gut-wrenching, poetic speech that showed respect for the audience, imparted dignity to all who listened, and quelled a potential riot. Appearing against the wishes of his security team, it was one of the last truly courageous and spontaneous acts by an American politician—and it is no accident that Klein connects courage to spontaneity. From there, Klein begins his analysis—campaign by campaign—of how things went wrong. From the McGovern campaign polling techniques to Roger Ailes’s combative strategy for Nixon; from Reagan’s reinvention of the Republican Party to Lee Atwater’s equally brilliant reinvention of behind-the-scenes strategizing; from Jimmy Carter to George H. W. Bush to Bill Clinton to George W.—as well as inside looks at the losing sides—we see how the Democrats become diffuse and frightened, how the system becomes unbalanced, and how politics becomes less and less about ideology and more and more about how to gain and keep power. By the end of one of the most dismal political runs in history—Kerry’s 2004 campaign for president—we understand how such traits as courage, spontaneity, and leadership have disappeared from our political landscape. In a fascinating final chapter, the author refuses to give easy answers since the push for easy answers has long been part of the problem. But he does give thoughtful solutions that just may get us out of this mess—especially if any of the 2008 candidates happen to be paying attention.
Candidate-Centered Campaigns
Author: B. Arbour
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137387378
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
The book discussed how contemporary political campaigns are increasingly sensitive to candidate-centered appeals, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of their own candidate to determine how their personalities, backgrounds, and likability and background fit into a campaign narrative, theme, and issue agenda.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137387378
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
The book discussed how contemporary political campaigns are increasingly sensitive to candidate-centered appeals, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of their own candidate to determine how their personalities, backgrounds, and likability and background fit into a campaign narrative, theme, and issue agenda.
No Place for Amateurs
Author: Dennis W. Johnson
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415928366
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Offers an insider's tour through the fast-paced, often sordid world of the professional political campaign.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415928366
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Offers an insider's tour through the fast-paced, often sordid world of the professional political campaign.
Campaign Warriors
Author: James A. Thurber
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780815798323
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Campaign politics has become increasingly professionalized in recent years. The growing prevalence and influence of paid consultants in the United States and other democracies is one of the most important factors changing the nature of electoral politics. Campaign Warriors thoroughly examines this critical—and controversial—development and its impact on the political system in the U.S. and other countries. The contributors approach the topic from several different perspectives, including the increasing use of "spin doctors" and the resulting loss of influence of state and national political parties. The book investigates the role of these paid advisers: who they are, what they do and why, and how they feel about their work. The contributors discuss the consultant's relationship with candidates and parties, and analyze the effect of their efforts on election outcome.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780815798323
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Campaign politics has become increasingly professionalized in recent years. The growing prevalence and influence of paid consultants in the United States and other democracies is one of the most important factors changing the nature of electoral politics. Campaign Warriors thoroughly examines this critical—and controversial—development and its impact on the political system in the U.S. and other countries. The contributors approach the topic from several different perspectives, including the increasing use of "spin doctors" and the resulting loss of influence of state and national political parties. The book investigates the role of these paid advisers: who they are, what they do and why, and how they feel about their work. The contributors discuss the consultant's relationship with candidates and parties, and analyze the effect of their efforts on election outcome.
Campaigns and Elections
Author: Michael A. Bailey
Publisher: CQ Press
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Contains case studies of nineteen contemporary political campaigns, including Senate races, House races, and referenda and initiatives.
Publisher: CQ Press
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Contains case studies of nineteen contemporary political campaigns, including Senate races, House races, and referenda and initiatives.