Inside Political Campaigns : : Chronicles—and Lessons—from the Trenches / / ed. by Stephen Daniels, James R. Bowers.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Anderson, Kevin,; Bowers, James R.,; Daniels, Stephen,; Gutman, Vladimir,; Hardy, Richard J.,; McNamara, Jordan,; Munger, Michael,; Rackaway, Chapman,; Renner, Tari,; Smith, Michael,; Wicks, Aaron,
• HerausgeberIn: Bowers, James R.,; Daniels, Stephen,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (263 p.)

This guided tour of the inner workings of the election campaign process demystifies the often murky world of professional politics. Offering a unique blend of theory and practice, Inside Political Campaigns draws on the experiences of political scientists who have played such key roles as campaign m...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Ten Lessons to Look for in Campaign Chronicles
• Part 1 Planning and Strategy
• 2 The Importance of Planning
• 3 Long-Term Strategy in Local Elections
• Part 2 Money, Media, and Staff
• 4 Funding Hillary’s 2008 Presidential Campaign
• 5 Media, Money, and Mud in Illinois’s Eleventh Congressional District
• 6 Working on Bill Clinton’s 1992 Research Staff
• 7 Volunteering in a State Legislative Campaign
• 8 Family as Staff in an Amateur Campaign
• Part 3 Being a Candidate
• 9 Almost Winning Missouri’s Ninth Congressional District
• 10 Being a Challenger in a Long-Shot City Council Campaign
• 11 Running for Governor as a Third-Party Candidate
• 12 The Perils of Multicandidate Mayoral Primaries
• Part 4 Conclusion
• 13 The Next Step: Get Involved in a Campaign
• A Note to the Instructor
• Further Reading and Viewing
• The Contributors
• Index
• About the Book