The Pursuit of the Presidency: '92 and Beyond

by Christine M. Black

Overview

Pursuit of the Presidency is a fascinating and highly readable examination of the election process. Author Christine Black uses the backdrop of the 1992 election and draws on her 20 years experience as a political reporter to fashion a valuable research work for both students and interested laypeople. The author's lively writing style-enhanced by many unique photographs and political cartoons-provides an insider's look at how the last election differed from previous elections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780897748452
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/16/1993
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.46(d)

About the Author

CHRISTINE M. BLACK, a political reporter wh the Boston Globe for over 25 years, has covered five presidential and dozens of state and local campaigns over the course of two decades. She coauthored, with Thomas Oliphant, All By Myself: The Unmaking of a Presidential Campaign, published in 1989, which provided an in-depth analysis of the Dukakis campaign. Previously, Ms. Black was Washington correspondent for the Boston Herald American and the Lowell Sun.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Passing the Torch: Clinton Assumes the Presidency
Chapter 2 Warming Up: Raising Funds and Generating Momentum
Chapter 3 Retailing: The Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire Primary
Chapter 4 Getting it Wholesale: Using the Media to Reach a Mass Audience
Chapter 5 On the Trail: The Insurgent Campaign
Chapter 6 Piercing the Press Filter: Candidates Try to Reach Voters Directly
Chapter 7 Conventioneering: Republican and Democratic National Conventions
Chapter 8 Perotmania: The Third Party Challenge
Chapter 9 The Second Banana: Vice-President
Chapter 10 Winning and Losing: The November Election
Index