Playing Hardball by Paul S Herrnson

Playing Hardball by Paul S Herrnson

For Congress, Voting and Elections, and Political Parties courses. Drawn from cutting-edge research by leading scholars in the field, this text focuses on the major hurdles politicians face when competing in congressional elections. The text examines candidate emergence strategy and targeting, fund-raising guidelines, negative advertising and voter mobilization. It provides students with a manageable perspective on congressional elections and real-life American politics, enhancing students' ability to make the connections between the theory and practice of politics.

PAUL S. HERRNSON is director of the Center for American Politics and Citizenship and professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in Washington and Party Campaigning in the 1980s. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on political parties, interest groups, Congress, and elections. Professor Herrnson is a former American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow and is the recipient of several teaching awards. He received his B.A. from the State University of New York at Binghamton and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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ISBN 13	9780130271334
Title	Playing Hardball
Author	Paul S Herrnson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pearson Education (US)
Year published	2000-10-26
Number of pages	160
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