Getting Elected How Politics Works Author:Philip M. Seib How politics works is the business not just of the professional politician and the political scientist. Everyone has a stake in politics; the good or evil that politicians do affects us all. This book is designed to remove some of the mysteries about politics and to emphasize the importance of political participation by all citizens, not just by... more » the professional campaigners.
Getting Elected begins on an election night as the nation awaits the outcome of a presdential campaign. Using examples from local and national campaigns, the book then explains how candidates get started, how campaign organizations are built, how politicians contact voters, what rules of the game campaigners must follow, and finally, how all this results in victory or defeat at the polls.
It is hoped that the book encourages many of its readers to give politics a try. « less