Reviews for Presidential elections

The average rating for Presidential elections based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-06-02 00:00:00 Craig Garcia When I taught a course on campsigns in presidential election years decades ago, this was one of my textbooks. Polsby and Wildavsky provide a nice freamwork for analyzing presidential elections. Their writing style is also accessible to undergraduate students. The first part of the book reflects upon the "strategic environment" of presidential elections. This ioncludes such factors as voters and what motivates them, groups, the Electoral College, money, and the information environment. The next sequence of chapters looks at how candidiates strive to get nominated and--once nominated--elected. Then, the role of issues in presidential electiosn and how elections serve to affect future policy decisions. This volume is one in a series of estimable volumes. While this is an older volume, it is a fine exemplar of the series.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-06-27 00:00:00 Chancellor Maryland This book is updated every presidential election cycle and is a phenomenal introduction into the world of U.S. presidential elections and how candidates win (or lose). Highly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to be better informed about the upcoming November elections.