@article{448609,
      author = {Clift, Eleanor. and Spieler, Matthew.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/448609},
      title = {Selecting a president /},
      publisher = {Thomas Dunne Books,},
      abstract = {"Selecting a President explains the nuts and bolts of our  presidential electoral system while drawing on rich  historical anecdotes from past campaigns. Among the world's  many democracies, U.S. presidential elections are unique,  where presidential contenders embark on a grueling,  spectacular two-year journey that begins in Iowa and New  Hampshire, and ends at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Modern  presidential campaigns are a marked departure from the  process envisioned by America's founders. Yet while they've  evolved, many of the basic structures of our original  electoral system remain in place--even as presidential  elections have moved into the modern era with tools like  Twitter and Facebook at their disposal--they must still  compete in an election governed by rules and mechanisms  conceived in the late eighteenth century. In this book,  Clift and Spieler demonstrate that presidential campaigns  are exciting, hugely important, disillusioning at times but  also inspiring"--},
      recid = {448609},
      pages = {196 p. ;},
      address = {New York :},
      year = {2012},
}