Electing Jesse Ventura : : A Third-Party Success Story /

Electing Jesse Ventura : : A Third-Party Success Story / / Jacob Lentz.

While many commentators and political scientists dismissed Jesse Ventura's rise to the governorship as a fluke of celebrity, Jacob Lentz shows that it was Minnesota's unique electoral rules, coupled with on-target campaign dynamics, that enabled a third-party candidate to reach office. In...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
VerfasserIn:
Lentz, Jacob,
MitwirkendeR:
Verba, Sidney,
Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]
©2002
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (164 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction: The Significance of Minnesota
  • 2 The 1998 Gubernatorial Race
  • 3 Analyzing Ventura's Victory
  • 4 Lessons for Political Science
  • 5 Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Unofficial Vote for Governor, by County
  • Appendix B: Poll Results During the Race for Governor
  • Appendix C: Content Analysis
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Book

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