Readers of this volume will wonder how those who are gone can seem to be so alive in these pages. The answer is the same as for any other classic work. Done right, art outlives the artist, music the composer, and, in my world, teaching the teacher. The great contribution of the gifted is in their legacies.

from the Foreword by Charles O. Jones

A political science classic nicely updated for the twenty-first century. This new edition includes thorough treatment of recent changes in campaign finance, the growing role of the Internet and the ever-earlier start of presidential nomination contests.This volume has no rival in its shrewd analysis and historical understanding of American electoral politics....

Steven E. Schier, Carleton College

A political science classic nicely updated for the twenty-first century.
This new edition includes thorough treatment of recent changes in campaign finance, the growing role of the Internet and the ever-earlier start of presidential nomination contests. This volume has no rival in its shrewd analysis and historical understanding of American electoral politics.

Steven E. Schier, Carleton College