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The Road to the White House 2024
The Politics of Presidential Elections
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The Road to the White House 2024
The Politics of Presidential Elections
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Description
Voters need information about the qualities of candidates, the policies they propose and the partisan labels they wear. Does our Electoral College encourage the most qualified candidates to run? Does it force them to talk candidly with the American people? Will election results accurately reflect the needs of the population as a whole? Wayne's The Road to the White House 2024 answers these questions in a straightforward, jargon-free manner. Equipping you with a background on presidential elections and a guide to the 2024 election, it illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of our electoral democracy. It also offers insights on changes that have revolutionized contemporary electoral politics: the flood of money, the ideological polarization of American parties, the digital revolution, foreign interference, voter eligibility, the integrity of the voting process itself and much more. The revised edition now includes a new postscript chapter with on-the-ground details of the 20204 campaign cycle and Trump's win.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Presidential Selection: A Historical Overview
Chapter 2. Campaign Finance
Chapter 3. The Political Environment
Part Two. The Nomination
Chapter 4. Party Rules and Their Impact
Chapter 5. Campaigning for the Nomination
Chapter 6. The Post-Primary Campaign
Chapter 7. Strategy, Tactics, and Operations
Chapter 8. Media Politics
Chapter 9. Understanding Presidential Elections
Chapter 10. Reforming the Electoral System
Chapter 11. A Remarkable Presidential Election: The Results from 2024
Appendix. The 2019–2020 Presidential Election Campaign
Product details

Published | 11 Dec 2025 |
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Format | Ebook (PDF) |
Edition | 12th |
Extent | 328 |
ISBN | 9798765164853 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
Illustrations | 10 b/w photos; 17 tables; 11 textboxes |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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The Road to the White House is required reading for any academic, student, journalist, or lay-person interested in understanding how the United States chooses candidates and elects presidents. And like a fine wine, it gets better over time with each new version.
David B. Cohen, professor of Political Science, director, Applied Politics Program, University of Akron