Missed Opportunity: Gore, Incumbency, and Television in Election 2000

by E.D. Dover

While the 2000 presidential election had a number of unique features, including the decisive role of the Supreme Court, it actually was quite similar to three earlier television-age campaigns. For the fourth time since 1960, an incumbent president retired and his party nominated the vice president as a potential successor. The nomination of the vice president has become so commonplace that we now expect it. Unfortunately, we lack theoretical explanations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275976386
• ISBN13: 9780275976385
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.4"