Vote for me [[electronic resource] ] : the long road to the White House / / John Barron

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782893603321
• Autore: Barron John
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Sydney, : University of New South Wales Press Ltd, 2008
• ISBN: 1-74223-071-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (261 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.973
• Soggetti: Presidents - United States - Election; Elections - United States; Political campaigns - United States; Communication in politics - United States; Mass media - Political aspects - United States; Political psychology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; A Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On; Grassroots; You Watch, We Decide; Get Out the Vote; Hard Yards in the Granite State; George McGovern's Dog; Follow the Money; The South and the North; Leadership; A Warm Bucket of Ambition; The Fall; The End of the Road; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "Vote for Me reveals what it takes to become president of the biggest democracy of them all. Written by Australian journalist and News Radio presenter John Barron, who happens to be a US politics junkie, Vote for Me is a fascinating, funny and, at times frightening, look at the way the USA picks its President."--Provided by publisher.