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Small power : how local parties shape elections / David Doherty, Conor M. Dowling, and Michael G. Miller.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197605042 (ebook) :Subject(s): Political party organization -- United States | Political campaigns -- United States
| Elections -- United StatesAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197605004DDC classification: 324.273 LOC classification: JK2271 | .D64 2022Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: The authors examine an important, but understudied, aspect of American political parties: the local organizations that are responsible for increasing the party's community visibility, recruiting first-time candidates, and providing the crucial labor that campaigns use to mobilize voters. This book argues that despite overseeing small geographies, the leaders of these local parties wield significant power in American politics to shape statewide and federal campaigns.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The authors examine an important, but understudied, aspect of American political parties: the local organizations that are responsible for increasing the party's community visibility, recruiting first-time candidates, and providing the crucial labor that campaigns use to mobilize voters. This book argues that despite overseeing small geographies, the leaders of these local parties wield significant power in American politics to shape statewide and federal campaigns.
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