Let’s Vote!: The Essentials of the American Electoral Process

With an emphasis on the essential elements and central controversies in the field Let’s Vote provides a timely account of the key features of the American electoral system. The text extends its coverage beyond parties-related topics to other election-centered issues, such as the role of the Internet in modern campaigning, the rise of new-style campaign consultants, the import of negative campaign advertising, and the rise of “new media." A conversational writing style interspersed with timely and engaging anecdotes will allow this text to work as the core of a parties and elections course or as a supplement on elections within an introductory course on American politics.