Political Mischief Smear, Sabotage, and Reform in U. S. Elections

Name: Political Mischief Smear, Sabotage, and Reform in U. S. Elections
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ISBN: 9780275941833

ISBN-10: 0275941833

ISBN-13: 9780275941833

Edition: 1992

Authors: Bruce L. Felknor

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An old pro on political mischief in the United States gives us an overview of U.S. campaign tactics and ethics from eighteenth-century pamphleteers to campaign consultants and media wizards in the 1990s. Bruce Felknor analyzes negative campaigning today within the context of the evolution of our electoral system. He offers a candid report on the media's influence on politics and shows how political reforms from the Progressive Era to Watergate have often misfired. Students of government and communications, political consultants and professional politicians, and all readers who want to vote more intelligently will find this analysis incisive and the long-forgotten, little-known, and…

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List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 4/16/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 312
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Introduction


The Matrix of Political Mischief The Nominating Process


Finding Someone to Run The Election Campaign


Marketing Politics Criticizing Opponents


Negative Campaigning The Elements of Unfair Campaigning Personal Vilification


The Classic Smear The Ghoul Gambit


Putting the Other Side Beyond the Pale Appeals to Bigotry


Religion, Race, Ethnic Background


The Many Uses of Distortion Political Lies and Liars Politics and Patriotism Political Chicanery


Disrupting the Machinery Espionage and Sabotage


Buying and Stealing Votes Mischief and Reform


Reform as Mischief Watergate


Mandate for Reform A Result of Reform


Invincible Incumbents Media Power and the Perception of Politics


Further Perspectives on Reform


Bibliography


Index