The spectacle of U.S. senate campaigns / Kim Fridkin Kahn and Patrick J. Kenney
| Author(s): | Kahn, Kim Fridkin |
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| Subjects: | Political campaigns--United States Elections--United States United States--Politics and government--1989- United States. Congress. Senate--Elections |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1999 |
| LC Classification: | J, JK |
| Table of Contents: | List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Pt. 1. Understanding and Measuring Campaigns 1 1. The Nature of Political Campaigns 3 2. Measuring the Content and Consequences of Political Campaigns 30 Pt. 2. The Campaign Strategies of Candidates 41 3. In Order to Win: An Examination of Campaign Strategies 43 4. Attack Politics: Understanding the Determinants of Negative Campaigning 74 Pt. 3. The News Media's Coverage of Campaigns 99 5. Deciding What Is News: The Media's Coverage of Senate Campaigns 101 6. The Struggle for Control over the News Media's Agenda: How Candidates Influence the Content and Tone of News Coverage 133 Pt. 4. Citizens' Reactions to Campaigns 161 7. The Dynamics of Competition: The Impact of the Candidates and the News Media 163 8. Citizens' Knowledge about U.S. Senate Campaigns 174 9. How Voters Make Decisions in U.S. Senate Campaigns 206 Pt. 5. Conclusions 233 10. Conclusions and Implications 235 App. A. Interview Schedule for Successful Incumbents 247 App. B. Political Advertising Code Sheet 251 App. C. Sample of Newspapers 255 App. D. Newspaper Content Analysis Code Sheet 257 References 263 Index 275 |
| Alternate Titles: | Spectacle of US senate campaigns Spectacle of United States senate campaigns |
| Additional Authors: | Kenney, Patrick J |
| Notes: | LCCN: 98032011 ISBN: 0691005044 (cl. :alk. paper) ISBN: 0691005052 (pbk. : alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-274) and index |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 278 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 40200277 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0691005044 0691005052 |