Campaigning to the New American Electorate: Advertising to Latino Voters

by Marisa Abrajano

Book Overview

Presuming that a strong relationship exists between one's identity and political behavior, American politicians have long targeted immigrant and ethnic communities based on their shared ethnic or racial identity. But to what extent do political campaign messages impact voters' actual decisions and behaviors? This new book is one of the first to examine and compare the campaign efforts used to target Latinos with those directed at the rest of the electorate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804768951
• ISBN13: 9780804768955
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"