Hardrightconservative 5 Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 The Routledge Historical Atlas of Presidential Elections is superb and I really recommend it. Using microfilm at the local library is also easy and quite helpful. Any other good election books out there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnny_raoul 0 Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 well, other than resource wise i'd reccomend "the making of the president" series by theodore white - historical docu books, the "1960" one is a must for any pol junkie for fun fiction, can't beat fletcher knebel: Dark Horse Convention Seven Days in May -- all brilliant, even if the women characters are two-dimensional as all hell Washington DC, Burr by Gore Vidal In High Places by Arthur Hailey and if you want to see who really pulls the strings American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand - James Ellroy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hillary'08 0 Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 The Routledge Historical Atlas of Presidential Elections is superb and I really recommend it.Using microfilm at the local library is also easy and quite helpful. Any other good election books out there? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i tried the routledge book. i was okay, but some of the stuff was wrong for example, it had gore winning west virginia in 2000, whats up with that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sarnstrom54014 1 Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Books I use: 1) The Almanac of American Politics 2004 by: Michael Barone and Richard Cohen 2) The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents by: William DeGregorio 3) Presidential Campaigns by: Paul Boller, Jr. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ktitus 4 Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 I use the following websites when making scenarios... http://www.presidentelect.org/ http://www.270towin.com/ also, could you tell me any other websites you use! Thanks, ktitus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectricMonk 3 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Theodore H. White's Making of the President is one of the defining campaign series ever, it includes: Making of the President 1960 Making of the President 1964 Making of the President 1968 Making of the President 1972 America In Search Of Itself: 1956 to 1980 which includes the 1980 election campaign like his earlier books. Reagan's Revolution: The Untold Story of the Campaign That Started It All by Crain Shirley A Nation Divided: The 1968 Presidential Campaign by Darcy G. Richardson The First Modern Campaign: Kennedy-Nixon and the Election of 1960 by Gary Donaldson The 1956 Presidential Campaign by Charles Alexander Holmes Thomson, Frances M. Shattuck The Boys on the Bus by Timothy Crouse Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, 1972 by Hunter S. Thompson Mudslingers: The Top 25 Negative Political Campaigns of All Time Countdown from No. 25 to No. 1 by Kerwin C. Swint What It Takes: the Way to the White House by Richard Ben Cramer Marathon: the Pursuit of the Presidency, 1972-76 by Jules Witcover Gerald M. Pomper et al. The Election of 2000: Reports and Interpretations The Election of 1996: Reports and Interpretations The Election of 1992: Reports and Interpretations The Election of 1988: Reports and Interpretations The Election of 1984: Reports and Interpretations The Election of 1980: Reports and Interpretations The Election of 1976: Reports and Interpretations Peter Goldman et al Quest for the Presidency, 1992 The Quest for the Presidency 1988 The 1984 Election in Historical Perspective. by William Edward Leuchtenburg Blue Smoke and Mirrors: How Reagan Won and Why Carter Lost the Election of 1980 by Jack Germond The Upset That Wasn't : Harry S. Truman and the Crucial Election of 1948 by Harold I. Gullan Presidential Primaries: Road to the White House by James W. Davis Communication in the Presidential Primaries: Candidates and the Media, 1912-2000 by Kathleen E. Kendall The Real Campaign by Jeff Greenfield Running for President, 1976: The Carter Campaign by Martin Schram The Last Campaign: How Harry Truman Won the 1948 Election by Zachary Karabell The Turning Point: The 1968 United States Presidential Campaign by Dennis Wainstock An American Melodrama: The Presidential Campaign of 1968 by Lewis. Chester Glorious Disaster: Barry Goldwater's Presidential Campaign and the Origins of the Conservative Movement by John William, II Middendorf Robert E., Jr. Denton The 2004 Presidential Campaign: A Communication Perspective The 2000 Presidential Campaign: A Communication Perspective The 1996 Presidential Campaign: A Communication Perspective The 1992 Presidential Campaign: A Communication Perspective Selecting the President: From Washington to Bush by Charles C. Euchner, John Anthony Maltese Campaign '96: A Functional Analysis of Acclaiming, Attacking, and Defending by William L. Benoit, et al. The 2000 Presidential Election and the Foundations of Party Politics by Richard Johnston, et al. Packaging The Presidency : A History and Criticism of Presidential Campaign Advertising by Kathleen Hall Jamieson Kathleen Hall Jamieson Electing the President, 2004: The Insider's View Electing the President, 2000: The Insider's View All by Myself: The Unmaking of a Presidential Campaign by Christine M. Black , Thomas Oliphant Watershed: The Campaign for the Presidency 1980 by John F. Stacks Truman Defeats Dewey by Gary A. Donaldson Liberalism's Last Hurrah: The Presidential Campaign of 1964 by Gary A. Donaldson How Jimmy Won: The Victory Campaign from Plains to the White House by Kandy. Stroud Capturing Campaign Dynamics, 2000 and 2004: The National Annenberg Election Survey with CD (Audio) by Daniel Romer, et al. Spanking The Donkey : On The Campaign Trail With The Democrats by Matt Taibbi The Hidden Election: Politics and Economics in the 1980 Presidential Campaign by Thomas Ferguson, Joel Rogers The Electronic Election: Perspectives on the 1996 Campaign Communication by Kaid, et al Election 92: The Inside Story of the Campaign by Nicholas Jones Joel H. Silbey The American Party Battle : Election Campaign Pamphlets, 1828-1876, Volume 1, 1828-1854 The American Party Battle : Election Campaign Pamphlets, 1828-1876, Volume 2, 1854-1876 On the Campaign Trail: The Long Road of Presidential Politics, 1860-2004 by Douglas Schoen The Loneliest Campaign: The Truman Victory of 1948 by Irwin Ross Before the Convention: A Theory of Presidential Nomination Campaigns by John H. Aldrich Deadlines Past : Forty Years of Presidential Campaigning: A Reporter's Story by Walter Mears The Institute of Politics Harvard University et al and/or John F. Kennedy School of Government Institute of Politics: Campaign for President: The Managers Look at 2004 Campaign for President: The Managers Look at 2000 Campaign for President: The Managers Look at '96 Campaign for President: The Managers Look at 1992 Campaign for President: The Managers Look at '88 by David R. Runkel Campaign for President: The Managers Look at '84 by Jonathan Moore Campaign for President: The Managers Look at '76 by Cambridge Campaign 72 : The Managers Speak by Ernest R. May, Janet Fraser Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectricMonk 3 Posted March 27, 2007 Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 Wanted to add one more book—this one has a lot of statistics and covers 'primaries 76, '80, and '84. It also uses a model to determine objective and subjective chance of winning which may be of particular interest to 80soft itself (if they don't have the book already): Presidential Primaries and the Dynamics of Public Choice by Larry Bartels ETA: Presidential Campaign Discourse by Kathleen E. Kendall, Editor (Especially valuable as it looks at the impact of various elements of the primary—also a superb set of references for each essay) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectricMonk 3 Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 The Mantle of Camelot: When Robert F. Kennedy Became President by Mitchell J. Freedman (I also have his essay on how RFK could have won the nomination and the presidency in PDF form if anyone is interested) Larry J. Sabato (usually editor, sometimes author): Sixth Year Itch, The: The Rise and Fall of the George W. Bush Presidency Toward the Millennium: The Elections of 1996 Overtime! The Election 2000 Thriller Midterm Madness: The Elections of 2002 Divided States of America: The Slash and Burn Politics of the 2004 Presidential Election Get in the Booth: 2006 Edition Campaigns and Elections: A Reader in Modern American Politic Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections by Larry J. Sabato, Howard R. Ernst Political Parties and Elections in the United States: An Encyclopedia by L. Sandy Maisel (Editor) 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents by David Pietrusza 85 Days: The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy by Jules Witcover Red Over Blue: The 2004 Elections and American Politics by James W. Ceaser (Author), Andrew E. Busch Reagan's Victory: The Presidential Election of 1980 and the Rise of the Right by Andrew E. Busch Air Wars: Television Advertising in Election Campaigns, 1952-2004 by Darrell M. West Political Polling: Strategic Information in Campaigns: Strategic Information in Campaigns by Jeffrey M. Stonecash The Race to 270: The Electoral College and the Campaign Strategies of 2000 and 2004 by Daron R. Shaw Mad As Hell: Revolt at the Ballot Box, 1992 by Jack W. Germond, Jules Witcover Whose Broad Stripes and Bright Stars: The Trivial Pursuit of the Presidency, 1988 by Jack W. Germond, Jules Witcover Wake Us When It's over: Presidential Politics of 1984 by Jack W. Germond, Jules Witcover The Pursuit of the Presidency 1980 by Wash Post The Pursuit of the Presidency: 92 and Beyond by Christine Black Running for President: A Journal of the Carter Campaign by Martin Schram Snapshots of the Presidential Campaign, 1988: The Bush Campaign by Michael L. Gillette Dukakis Campaign: Snapshots of the Presidential Campaign by Michael L. Gillette Campaign 76 by Martin Plissner Campaign War Stories by Payton/Lee Sage Publications: Campaign 2004 Volumes 1-3 William L. Benoit: The Primary Decision: A Functional Analysis of Debates in Presidential Primaries Seeing Spots: A Functional Analysis of Presidential Television Advertisements, 1952-1996 Campaign 2000: A Functional Analysis of Presidential Campaign Discourse: A Functional Analysis of Presidential Campaign Discourse Candidates in Conflict: Persuasive Attack and Defense in the 1992 Presidential Debates Bush Versus Kerry: A Functional Analysis of Campaign 2004 Crowded Airwaves: Campaign Advertising in Elections by James A. Thurber I've got more for Canada, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia as well US congressional, senate, and governor races but that's pretty much it for Presidential politics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zion 5 Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Is there within that vast bibliography an accurate schedule of the 1976 Dem and GOP Primary and Caucus dates , delegate allowance and results? I have looked all over, there are a few websites with sketchy and conflicting timetables, but nothing on delegate entitlement and no comprehensive list of dates. Started to work on the scenario, but I'm at a pretty crucial stumbling block. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectricMonk 3 Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 You want this thread, where said issues are discussed. Also as it doesn't look like I'll get to 1976 anytime soon you can have the (limited) amount of work I've done on 1976 so far, if you want. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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