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For the Record: InfoTrac Reader© on Campaigns and Elections
 
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Campaign Journal: Outside In. ryan lizza.
The New Republic Nov 24, 2003 p12 (1116 words)

Target: George Soros. reaction to Soros' investments in the Democratic Party to defet George W. Bush Eric Alterman.
The Nation Dec 29, 2003 v277 i22 p10 (986 words)

Campaign Journal: At His Service. Howard Dean Ryan Lizza.
The New Republic Nov 10, 2003 p10 (1733 words)

Needed: a rural strategy: democrats can win the farm and small-town vote--if they pay serious attention. (Articles) John Nichols.
The Nation Nov 3, 2003 v277 i14 p18 (2544 words)

Who's afraid of Dennis Kucinich? The press seems to think Kucinich isn't serious precisely because he's serious. (Column) Matt Taibbi.
The Nation Oct 27, 2003 v277 i13 p17 (2350 words)

Dean-a-Palooza: a front-runner takes to the skies: from the plastic grass on the 'grassroots express' to the multiculti pageants at almost every stop, it was politics as usual on the sleepless summer tour. Matt Taibbi.
The Nation Oct 6, 2003 v277 i10 p16 (3379 words)

Led by Dean, the Democrats attack. (Articles) John Nichols.
The Nation Sept 29, 2003 v277 i9 p11 (3175 words)

Inside Politics: wanted: Young Voters. News Feed Morgan E. Felchner.
Campaigns & Elections Oct-Nov 2003 v24 i10 p8(2) (938 words)

Grandma mayor: how an underdog came from behind to defeat a favorite. Case Study Rick Hoppe, Earl Bender.
Campaigns & Elections Oct-Nov 2003 v24 i10 p20(4) (2437 words)

Being There - The recall's unlikely front-runner. jason zengerle.
The New Republic Sept 8, 2003 p11 (1418 words)

The permanent election. (The Last Word) Robert B. Reich.
The American Prospect Sept 2003 v14 i8 p64(1) (790 words

Candidate debate inclusion: a way out of the Morass? (Political Adviser) Ron Faucheux.
Campaigns & Elections Sept 2003 v24 i9 p26(3) (2391 words)

Election reforms mean more than replacing machines. (Political Professional) Tracy Warren, John Hardin Young.
Campaigns & Elections Sept 2003 v24 i9 p35(2) (1571 words)

Opposition research: consultant and expert Q&A.
Campaigns & Elections Sept 2003 v24 i9 p44(3) (1655 words)

Unrecorded votes and election reform. (Perspectives: Elections). David C. Kimball, Chris T. Owens, Katherine McAndrew Keeney. Spectrum: the Journal of State Government Wntr 2003 v76 i1 p34(4)

A shift from the left: study shows blacks drifting from Democratic Party. (Washington Report). Cliff Hocker. Black Enterprise May 2003 v33 i10 p21(1)

Black and Latino voters in Denver: responses to each other's political leadership. Karen M. Kaufmann. Political Science Quarterly Spring 2003 v118 i1 p107(19)

Suburban Voting in Presidential Elections. Seth C. McKee, Daron R. Shaw. Presidential Studies Quarterly March 2003 v33 i1 p125(20)

Disenfranchising ex-felons: what's the point? (Issues). Elizabeth Hull. Social Policy Spring 2003 v33 i3 p46(7)

Where Do We Go From Here? (2002 midterm elections)(Column) Anna Quindlen. Newsweek Nov 18, 2002 p90

Victory's Burden, Defeat's Hangover; The GOP's midterm triumph means the party must bear the blame if things go wrong. And Democrats? They must decide what they stand for. (WASHINGTON WATCH) Howard Gleckman. Business Week Online Nov 12, 2002 pNA

Reclaiming the party: three suggestions to jump-start the Democrats. (Gazette). Jeff Faux. The American Prospect Dec 16, 2002 v13 i22 p14(3)

Less-Than-Zero Dems. (Comment). (Democrats' election failure) David Corn. The Nation Nov 25, 2002 v275 i18 p5 Mag.Coll.: 112B0198.

THE DEMOCRATS' DEEPENING DILEMMA; For '04, they'll have to bridge the gap between liberals and New Democrats. Business Week Nov 18, 2002 i3808 p40

Dems in the Dumps: They were outmaneuvered, outhustled and overmatched. Can the Democrats matter again? A new prescription for a troubled party. Jonathan Alter. Newsweek Nov 18, 2002 p40

Looking Ahead To 2004: DEMORALIZED DEMS are licking their wounds, seeking a message--and jockeying for position. (Cover: Nation/Election 2002) Josh Tyrangiel. Time Nov 18, 2002 v160 i21 p50+

Terror topples the Dems. (terrorism as issue on 2002 elections) John Leo. U.S. News & World Report Nov 18, 2002 p18

Raise a glass to the stay-at-home voter? Katha Pollitt. The Nation Dec 9, 2002 v275 i20 p8

ARE DEMOCRATS LOSING THEIR GRIP ON THE UNION HALL? (union members not as likely to vote Democratic as in the past) Richard S. Dunham. Business Week Dec 2, 2002 p59

And now the good news. (Comment). (midterm elections) John Nichols. The Nation Dec 2, 2002 v275 i19 p6 Mag.Coll.: 112B0239.

Green light for the president: the nation takes a turn: the midterm elections put Republicans in the driver's seat, on the road toward dramatic change. (National). Peter Vilbig. New York Times Upfront Nov 22, 2002 v135 i5 p12(5)

HOW BUSH OUTWITTED THE DEMS. (George W. Bush; Democratic Party ) Lee Walczak. Business Week Nov 18, 2002 i3808 p38

How Bush Did It: In a historic win, Dubya defied the experts once again. Behind the GOP's early planning and product-testing in a wartime race. (2002 midterm elections) Howard Fineman. Newsweek Nov 18, 2002 p28

The Aftermath: It's the Terror, Stupid: September 11 transformed the electoral landscape. Only one party seemed to get that. The new politics of war. David Brooks. Newsweek Nov 18, 2002 p46

Shoring up the right to vote for president: a modest proposal *. Alexander Keyssar.
Political Science Quarterly Summer 2003 v118 i2 p181(24) (12206 words)

The electoral college and the development of American democracy. (Contemporary Perspectives). Gary Glenn.
Perspectives on Political Science Wntr 2003 v32 i1 p4(5) (3811 words)

What role does the "federalism bonus" play in presidential selection? Randall E. Adkins, Kent A. Kirwan.
Publius Fall 2002 v32 i4 p71(22) (9460 words)

The Electoral College and Voter Participation: Evidence on Two Hypotheses. (Presidential elections, United States) RICHARD J. CEBULA. Atlantic Economic Journal Sept 2001 v29 i3 p304

THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND AMERICAN POLITICS. (Statistical Data Included) Simon Sheppard. Contemporary Review June 2001 v278 i1625 p344

Fundamental Flaws in the U.S. Electoral Process. Barbara Dority. The Humanist March 2001 v61 i2 p32

Popular myths about popular vote-electoral college splits. (Al Gore and George Bush's Not-So-Excellent Adventure: Election 2000 Coverage)(Statistical Data Included) Brian J. Gaines. PS: Political Science & Politics March 2001 v34 i1 p70(6)

Disputed Elections, Concealed Facts. (Brief Article) Howard Zinn. The Progressive Feb 2001 v65 i2 p15

Elite College. (Electoral College)(Brief Article) Matthew Rothschild. The Progressive Jan 2001 v65 i1 p4

Flunk the Electoral College, Pass Instant Runoffs. John B. Anderson. The Progressive Jan 2001 v65 i1 p17

Amending the Constitution. (in regards to the Electoral College) Kristin Loiacono. Trial Jan 2001 v37 i1 p12

Abolish the Electoral College? (Brief Article) The Wilson Quarterly Wntr 2001 v25 i1 p97

Options for the electors and beyond. (electoral college implications)(Brief Article) Ben Wildavsky. U.S. News & World Report Nov 27, 2000 v129 i21 p41

Election Day Shocks. (future of the electoral college)(Brief Article) America Nov 25, 2000 v183 i17 p3

Building a Better Election: Troubled by botched ballots and the Electoral College, Americans rethink how we vote. (Nation)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included) Victoria Scanlan Stefanakos. Newsweek Nov 20, 2000 p20

...And Its Musty Old Quirks: It feels antiquated now that the presidency is more important and the states less so. (Election 2000/Electoral College Debate)(Brief Article) Kevin P. Phillips. Time Nov 20, 2000 v156 i21 p67

School of hard knocks. (Electoral college questioned) Ben Wildavsky, Marianne Lavelle, Michael Schaffer. U.S. News & World Report Nov 20, 2000 v129 i20 p52

Time to Junk the Electoral College? (Brief Article) New York Times Upfront Nov 13, 2000 v133 i6 p25

The myth of the "electoral lock." I.M. Destler. PS: Political Science & Politics Sept 1996 v29 n3 p491(4)

Electoral college dropouts: the winner-take-all rule keeps minority voters from being heard. Matthew Hoffman. The Nation June 17, 1996 v262 n24 p15(2) Mag.Coll.: 84E0048.

The illegitimate president: minority vote dilution and the electoral college. Matthew M. Hoffman. Yale Law Journal Jan 1996 v105 n4 p935-1021

A constitutional accident waiting to happen. (Electoral College) (Constitutional Stupidities: A Symposium) Akhil Reed Amar. Constitutional Commentary Summer 1995 v12 n2 p143-145

Presidential elections and constitutional stupidities. (Constitutional Stupidities: A Symposium) Sanford Levinson. Constitutional Commentary Summer 1995 v12 n2 p183-186

The long shadow of soft money and issue advocacy ads. David Magleby, Marianne Holt. Campaigns & Elections, May 1999 v20 i4 p22(6)

How campaigns are into the Internet: an exclusive nationwide survey. (includes related articles)(Cover Story) Ron Faucheux. Campaigns & Elections, September 1998 v19 n9 p22(4)