American Presidential Campaigns and Elections

The media landscape of countries across the globe is changing in profound ways that are of relevance to the study and practice of political campaigns and elections. This chapter uses the concept of media regimes to put these changes in historical context and describe the major drivers that lead to a regime’s formation, institutionalization, and dissolution. It then turns to a more detailed examination of the causes and qualities of what is arguably a new media regime that has formed in the United States; the extent to which this phenomenon has or is occurring (albeit in different ways) elsewhere; and how the conduct of campaigns and elections are changing as a result. The chapter concludes with thoughts on the implications of the changing media landscape for the study and practice of campaigns and elections specifically, and democratic politics more generally.

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Orchestrating Public Opinion: How Music Persuades in Television Political Ads for US Presidential Campaigns, 1952–2016 by Paul Christiansen

Notes ◽

10.1353/not.2021.0047 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 77 (4) ◽

pp. 616-618

Author(s):

Sarah J. Dietsche

Keyword(s):

Public Opinion ◽

Presidential Campaigns ◽

Political Ads

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Teaching Campaign Finance with Federal Election Commission Resources

News for Teachers of Political Science ◽

10.1017/s0197901900000362 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 53 ◽

pp. 14-15

Author(s):

Clyde Wilcox

Keyword(s):

Interest Groups ◽

Political Science ◽

Campaign Finance ◽

Public Office ◽

Federal Election ◽

Science Courses ◽

Federal Election Commission ◽

Campaigns And Elections ◽

Student Projects ◽

Election Commission

Many Political Science courses include sections on campaign finance activity. Courses on Congress and on the Presidency may include sections on the financing of elections for these offices, and courses on campaigns and elections will probably cover campaign finance. In addition, courses on interest groups and on parties may include sections that focus on the activities of these actors in financing campaigns for public office.The Federal Election Commission can provide an assortment of materials that may be useful in teaching about campaign finance. Some of these materials are most useful as sources of data for lecture preparation, while other offerings can be used as part of student projects or papers. In the sections below, these materials will be described, and some classroom uses will be suggested.

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Using Intrade.com to Teach Campaign Strategies in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election

Political Science and Politics ◽

10.1017/s1049096510990707 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 43 (01) ◽

pp. 139-144

Author(s):

Paul R. Abramson

Keyword(s):

Presidential Election ◽

Reference Point ◽

Electoral Rules ◽

Campaign Strategies ◽

Electoral Outcomes ◽

Campaigns And Elections ◽

Political Outcomes ◽

Bid Prices ◽

The Way

AbstractDuring the six weeks before the 2008 elections, I conducted a contest for the 72 students enrolled in my upper-division course Campaigns and Elections. Using contract prices posted by Intrade.com, an electronic gaming market based in Dublin, I asked students to choose among 10 political outcomes. The “contracts” earned by each choice were determined by the Intrade “bid” prices as of September 24, 2008, the day the contest began. The contest helped teach students about campaign strategies, the way electoral rules affect electoral outcomes, provided a reference point to discuss the campaign, and was designed to stimulate interest in the election.

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