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050 00 $aJK1976$b.B34 2008
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100 1 $aBaumgartner, Jody C.,$d1958-
245 10 $aConventional wisdom and American elections :$bexploding myths, exploring misconceptions /$cJody C. Baumgartner and Peter L. Francia.
260 $aLanham :$bRowman & Littlefield Publishers,$cc2008.
300 $axv, 209 p. :$bill., maps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 175-202) and index.
505 00 $tList of illustrations --$tPreface --$gpt. 1.$tVoters --$g1.$tThe big year for the youth vote : myth and reality --$g2.$tThe "America divided" myth : red states, blue states, and other gaps --$g3.$tThe myth of the vanishing voters and the rise of the independent voter --$gpt. 2.$tFollowing campaigns --$g4.$tMisconceptions about the e-campaign : what the Internet can and cannot do for political campaigns --$g5.$tMyth or reality? : presidential campaigns have become nastier --$g6.$tScience or voodoo? : misconceptions about national election polls --$g7.$t"It's the ratings, stupid" : misconceptions about media bias --$g8.$tA "dime's worth of difference?" : political parties and the myth of Tweedledum and Tweedledee --$gpt. 3.$tUnderstanding election outcomes --$g9.$tSelling of the president : the "image is everything" myth --$g10.$tThe misconception of competitive congressional elections --$g11.$tPresidential campaigns and "kingmaker" states : the myth of a national contest --$tNotes --$tIndex --$tAbout the authors.
520 1 $a"This book helps dispel common myths and misconceptions about American elections while encouraging students to think about political campaigning, politics, and political science."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aElections$zUnited States.
650 0 $aPolitics, Practical$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government.
700 1 $aFrancia, Peter L.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aBaumgartner, Jody C., 1958-$tConventional wisdom and American elections.$dLanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008$w(OCoLC)608096853
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