Neck and Neck to the White House: The Closest Presidential Elections, 1796-2000

by Robert E. Kelly and Robert E. Kelly

Close presidential elections in the United States are measured, evaluated and remembered primarily by simple statistics. One can easily find out, for example, how many states in the electoral college were won by each presidential candidate, and by how much. But to stop there is to miss the most dramatic parts of the political contests. Why were the votes so close? What issues split the electorate? Was it the behavior or the reputation of the candidates?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786444843
• ISBN13: 9780786444847
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher