220 pages Erickson, Paul. Considers incumbency, presidential coatials, and strategic politics in a timely and persuasive treatment that shows how the way in which Congress is elected produces individual responsiveness but collective irresponsibility. Discusses the influence talk shows had on the pivotal presidential race of 1992, with lively anecdotes about the candidates off-air comments,dealings with campaign managers, spokespeople and strategists, and more. An insider's look at the run for office of two of the most remarkable women in public life. Definitions are followed by a discussion and analysis of the trerm's historical and current relevance.
Entries are cross-referenced.
Includes both an historical and contemporary perspective of definitons. A nonpartisan indictment of the mass media and the damaging impact its pervasive and indiscriminate power has upon both our governmental institutions and the American way of life.