Oregon Blue Book
Author | : Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Oregon |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Oregon |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Thomas Gangale |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2007-12-30 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0313348367 |
America's presidential nominating process is inherently unfair and exclusive, yielding undue weight and privilege to the states that vote in the earliest rounds. More and more states are beating down the door to vote earlier, trying to redress the inequity on a state-by-state basis. In the ensuing free-for-all, the presidential primary schedule has become so front-loaded that the anointed front-runner with the biggest war chest in each of the major parties is the de facto nominee. The primaries are becoming mere noise and pageantry, as the national conventions have been for several decades. From the Primaries to the Polls describes the problem and proposes the solution. The American Plan is designed to begin with contests in small-population states, where candidates do not need millions of dollars to compete and a wide field of presidential hopefuls can be competitive in the early going. A minor candidate's surprise success in early rounds, based on merit rather than money, tends to attract money from larger numbers of small contributors for the campaign to spend in later rounds of primaries. Keeping more candidates in the race longer to challenge to the front-runners prevents a rush to judgment and permits more voters across the country to select from a diverse field. As the campaign proceeds over ten two-week intervals of primaries and caucuses on a semi-randomized schedule, the aggregate value of contested states becomes successively larger, requiring the expenditure of larger amounts of money in order to campaign effectively. A more gradual weeding-out process occurs, allowing a clear winner to emerge only after the full spectrum of candidates has been in play nationally.
Author | : Robert Grayson |
Publisher | : Lerner Publications (Tm) |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1467779113 |
Examine opposing viewpoints on some of the key issues in the election process and consider for yourself the responsibilities and challenges of voting in a US election.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Nova Publishers |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781604565874 |
This book focuses on obtaining more detailed information about bilingual voting assistance from selected jurisdictions across the country. The book's objectives were to determine: the ways that selected jurisdictions covered under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act have provided bilingual voting assistance as of the November 2006 general election and any subsequent elections through June 2007, and the challenges they reportedly faced in providing such assistance; the perceived usefulness of this bilingual voting assistance, and the extent to which the selected jurisdictions evaluated the usefulness of such assistance to language minority voters. This is an excerpted and indexed edition.
Author | : Charles Edward Merriam |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : Primaries |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Hamilton |
Publisher | : ABDO Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2004-08-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1617848417 |
Discusses different aspects of government, how it works, civic duties, and the people's role in government.
Author | : United States. Office of Information for the Armed Forces |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Soldiers |
ISBN | : |
Author | : James A. Palmer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Ballot |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Scott Conroy |
Publisher | : PublicAffairs |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2017-04-18 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1610395824 |
New Hampshire-a small state with a small, distinct population-is nevertheless the beacon of American democracy. Since 1920, its residents have been the first in the nation to cast their votes in the presidential primaries. History has shown that if you want to be commander in chief, you have to win, or at least place a strong second, in New Hampshire. Donald Trump bolstered the trend with his victory in 2016. For that reason, the state is also the graveyard of political ambitions: incumbent presidents Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, Gerald Ford, and George H. W. Bush were all wounded by strong primary challengers in New Hampshire--and well-known, well-funded candidates see the White House disappear when they can't figure out how to win it. For a year and a half leading up to Primary Day, Scott Conroy followed the often absurd 2016 campaign up and down New Hampshire. Along the way, he got up close and personal with the candidates themselves, while absorbing local insights and entertaining anecdotes from the peppery state officials and wily operatives who have determined national political fates for generations. From far-flung towns like Dixville Notch and Berlin to "big cities" like Manchester and Portsmouth, in Vote First or Die, Conroy reveals the inner workings of American politics through the unforgettable characters who populate the exceedingly influential state of New Hampshire.
Author | : Irving Crespi |
Publisher | : Russell Sage Foundation |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 1988-08-23 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1610441443 |
Since 1948, when pollsters unanimously forecast a Dewey victory over Truman, media-sponsored polls have proliferated, accompanied by a growing unease about their accuracy. Pre-Election Polling probes the results of over 430 recent polls and taps the professional "lore" of experienced pollsters to offer a major new assessment of polling practices in the 1980s. In a study of unusual scope and depth, Crespi examines the accuracy of polls conducted before a range of elections, from presidential to local. He incorporates the previously unpublished observations and reflections of pollsters representing national organizations (including Gallup, Roper, and the CBS/New York Times Poll) as well as pollsters from state, academic, and private organizations. Crespi finds potential sources of polling error in such areas as sampling, question wording, anticipating turnout, and accounting for last-minute changes in preference. To these methodological correlates of accuracy he adds important political considerations—is it a primary or general election; what office is being contested; how well known are the candidates; how crystallized are voter attitudes? Polls have become a vital feature of our political process; by exploring their strengths and weaknesses, Pre-Election Polling enhances our ability to predict and understand the complexities of voting behavior. "Combines intelligent empirical analysis with an informed insider's interpretation of the dynamics of the survey research process....Should be studied not only by all practitioners and students of opinion research but by anyone who makes use of polls." —Leo Bogart, Newspaper Advertising Bureau, Inc.