Campaign "Crises": Detours on the Road to Congress

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Author: R. Sam Garrett

ISBN-10: 1588266710

ISBN-13: 9781588266712

Category: Congressional Elections

Sam Garrett explores the dynamic process of electioneering by focusing on the insights and activities of political professionals: the consultants, party officials, staff, and others who make a career out of campaigning. As his analysis makes clear, how these experts handle crises - be they real, imagined, or manufactured by or for the competition - often shapes electoral outcomes.

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Sam Garrett explores the dynamic process of electioneering by focusing on the insights and activities of political professionals: the consultants, party officials, staff, and others who make a career out of campaigning. As his analysis makes clear, how these experts handle crises - be they real, imagined, or manufactured by or for the competition - often shapes electoral outcomes.

List of Tables and Figures1 Campaigns, Crises, and Modern US Politics2 What Crises Are and Why They Matter3 Campaign Leadership and Strategy During Crises4 Recognizing and Creating Crises: The Cleland-Chambliss Race5 An Environment of Crisis: The Torricelli-Forrester-Lautenberg Race6 A Crisis of Epic Proportions: The Wellstone-Coleman-Mondale Race7 Subtle Crises and Fair Fights: The Cantwell-Gorton Race8 ConclusionMethodological AppendixReferencesIndex