The Race to 270: The Electoral College and the Campaign Strategies of 2000 and 2004

by Daron R. Shaw

Book Overview

The Electoral College has played an important role in presidential politics since our nation's founding, but surprisingly little information exists about precisely how it affects campaign strategy. Daron R. Shaw, a scholar who also worked as a strategist in both Bush-Cheney campaigns, has written the first book to go inside the past two presidential elections and reveal how the race to 270 was won--and lost.

Shaw's nonpartisan study lays...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226751341
• ISBN13: 9780226751344
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Prof Shaw is a genius

We had Dr. Shaw as our government teacher at UT Austin. He put this book on the syllabus. His book is amazing, the mans a genius. His political insight is unparalleled. I wish everybody could have the pleasure of meeting him.