In it to win
Subtitle: electing Madam President
By: Lori Cox Han
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781628923261; 9781628923278
Subjects: Women presidents; Political culture; Women presidential candidates; Election; Presidents
Description: "When will the United States elect its first woman president? Many political observers believed that Hillary Clinton would win the White House in 2008, and many still believe she is a strong contender for 2016. Yet, while many believe that electing the first woman president is not a question of if, but who and when, media speculation on the topic has yet to move it from an interesting talking point to political reality. The question remains: Just how close are we to breaking this final political glass ceiling? By merging the two literatures of women and politics (especially women as candidates) and presidential campaigns and elections, a winning strategy for women candidates can emerge by analyzing what political science research tells us from past campaigns and what we can expect in the future"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Electing Madam president; title: Women as candidates; title: The invisible primary; title: The nomination process; title: The general election; title: A look ahead : 2016 and Beyond.