political campaigns

For Jon and Erin Bennett, the world seems to be spinning dangerously out of control. A new dictator is rising in Iraq. China is making threatening new moves toward Taiwan. North Korean forces appear ready to strike south. Israel is feverishly trying to complete the Third Temple. Oil prices are surging. And in the wake of an horrific war in the Middle East, President James MacPherson's second term is coming to an end. Now the battle to succeed him is heating up into one of the most fiercely contested presidential elections in American history, and the Bennetts realize the stakes could not be higher. Who will lead a bitterly divided country over the next four years? What can the U.S. do to shape the new world order? And just what role-- if any--does the U.S. play in the last days? As the presidential campaign narrows into a dead heat, the Secret Service learns of a catastrophic plot to assassinate one of the candidates--but which one, and can the terrorists be stopped in time?-- From publisher description.

Includes a wide range of opinions surrounding negative campaigning.

Its focus is on the election process.

Senior advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to former president George W. Bush Karl Rove reflects on his political career, discussing his college experiences, campaign victories, political philosophy, criticisms, role in the War on Terror, and other related topics.

Nancy goes undercover at the exclusive Green Club when George's cousin, a candidate for city council, is targeted by a mysterious saboteur who threatens the plans to build a new sports complex.

David Plouffe chronicles the Barack Obama presidential campaign, sharing the ideas and events that shaped the campaign and helped Obama become the country's first African-American president and exploring how the election changed the face of American politics.

Explores the ways in which the continuing and polarizing nostalgia for an imagined America led to the entrenchment ofa small percentage of the electorate as the nation's deciding political force.

Discusses political campaigns in the U.S., with over 450 alphabetically arranged entries about electoral behavior with a diverse cultural and political perspective on democratic practices and institutions, and examines election laws, corrupt political machines, the media, social reform, state and general elections, and more.