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The Spectacle of U.S. Senate Campaigns

By: Kim Fridkin Kahn,Patrick J. Kenney

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The Spectacle of U.S. Senate Campaigns

By: Kim Fridkin Kahn,Patrick J. Kenney

This book offers a bold, comprehensive look at how campaigns actually work, from the framing of issues to media coverage to voters' decisions. In so doing, it challenges the common wisdom that campaigns are a noisy, symbolic aspect of electoral politics, in which the outcomes are determined mainly by economic variables or presidential popularity. Campaigns, the authors argue, do matter in the political process. Examining contested U.S. Senate races between 1988 and 1992, Kim Kahn and Patrick Kenney explore the details of the candidates' strategies and messages, the content, tone, and bias of the media coverage, and the attitudes and behaviors of potential voters. Kahn and Kenney discover that when the competition between candidates is strong, political issues become clearly defined, and the voting population responds. Through a mix of survey data, content analysis, and interviews, the authors demonstrate how competition influences serious political debates in elections. Candidates take stands and compare themselves to their opponents. The news media offer more coverage of the races, presenting evaluations of the candidates' positions, critiques of their political careers, and analyses of their campaign ads. In response, the voters pay closer attention to the rhetoric of the candidates as they learn more about central campaign themes, often adjusting their own voting criteria. The book concentrates on Senate races because of the variance in campaign strategy and spending, media coverage, and voter reactions, but many of the findings apply to elections at all levels.

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Princeton University Press

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0691227926

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The Political Consequences of Being a Woman

How Stereotypes Influence the Conduct and Consequences of Political Campaigns

By: Kim Fridkin

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How Stereotypes Influence the Conduct and Consequences of Political Campaigns

By: Kim Fridkin

The Political Consequences of Being a Woman explores how women's perceived liabilities and capabilities make or, more often, break their campaigns.

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Columbia University Press

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0231103034

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9780231103039

The Spectacle of U.S. Senate Campaigns

By: Kim Fridkin Kahn,Patrick J. Kenney

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The Political Consequences of Being a Woman

How Stereotypes Influence the Conduct and Consequences of Political Campaigns

By: Kim Fridkin Kahn,Kim Fridkin

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How Stereotypes Influence the Conduct and Consequences of Political Campaigns

By: Kim Fridkin Kahn,Kim Fridkin

In America today, women hold only 6% of U.S. senate seats and state governorships. What accounts for women's lack of success in winning statewide office? When might a campaign slogan like "a mom in tennis shoes" meet with victory, and when might it fail? Does a woman who speaks intelligently and forcefully about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East stand a chance of winning a major political race? Drawing on a wide sample of campaign advertisements, mass media coverage, voter surveys, and election results, Kim Kahn investigated the reasons why women are so poorly represented in the highest strata of political power in America. Focusing on the cycle of influence among campaign tactics, media representation, and voter opinion in senate and gubernatorial races, The Political Consequences of Being a Woman explores how women's perceived liabilities and capabilities make or, more often, break their campaigns. Women candidates, Kahn discovers, not only experience stereotyping by journalists and, in turn, by voters, but actually prepare for it, choosing to emphasize themes that are consistent with the public's expectations. Many female candidates may believe that fulfillment of their constituency's preconceptions is the surest path to victory. Kahn's incisive new study presents real evidence that such reinforcement of gender stereotypes prevents women from attaining equal access to the corridors of power in American politics - and provides valuable lessons for women trying to break through the glass ceiling.

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The Spectacle of U.S. Senate Campaigns

The Spectacle of U.S. Senate Campaigns

The Political Consequences of Being a Woman

The Political Consequences of Being a Woman

The Spectacle of U.S. Senate Campaigns

The Spectacle of U.S. Senate Campaigns

The Political Consequences of Being a Woman

The Political Consequences of Being a Woman

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