The Timeline of Presidential Elections How by Robert S. Erikson PAPERBACK

The Timeline of Presidential Elections How Campaigns Do (and Do Not) MatterAuthor(s): Robert S. Erikson, Christopher Wlezien\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Chicago Press, United States\nImprint: University of Chicago Press\nISBN-13: 9780226922157, 978-0226922157\nSynopsis\nWith the 2012 presidential election upon us, will voters cast their ballots for the candidates whose platforms and positions best match their own? Or will the race for the next president of the United States come down largely to who runs the most effective campaigning? It's a question those who study elections have been considering for years with no clear resolution. In \""The Timeline of Presidential Elections\"", Robert S. Erikson and Christopher Wlezien reveal for the first time how both factors come into play. Erikson and Wlezien have amassed data from close to two thousand national polls covering every presidential election from 1952 to 2008, allowing them to see how outcomes take shape over t.