The Candidate: What It Takes to Win - and Hold - the White House
Popkin, Samuel L.
Looking At The Last 60 Years Of Races For The White House, Popkin Analyzes Why Some Inevitable Winners Lost And How Dark Horses Won Against Long Odds. All Of The Winners Assembled Smoothly Working Teams, Were Agile Enough To Respond Quickly To Hits, Had A Core Of Beliefs, And Prepared Years In Advance. Campaign Juggling -- Planning For Chaos -- Challengers: Senator Clinton In 2008 -- Challenger Case Study: The Search For The Experienced Virgin -- Incumbents: Regicide Or More Of The Same -- Incumbent Case Study: President Bush In 1992 -- Seven Successor Lapdogs Or Leaders -- Successor Case Study: Vice-president Al Gore In 2000 -- Teams That Work -- Conclusion: Is This Any Way To Pick A President?. Samuel L. Popkin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Presidents--Election--History, Presidents--United States--Election--History, Presidential candidates--History, Presidential candidates--United States--History, Presidential candidates, Presidential candidates--United States--Case studies, JK524 .P63 2012, 324.973
| Name in long format: | The Candidate: What It Takes to Win - and Hold - the White House |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199922071 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780199922079 |
| Book pages: | 360 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Dimensions: | Height: 6.4 Inches, Length: 9.3 Inches, Weight: 1.33600130772 Pounds, Width: 1.3 Inches |
