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Is this any way to run a democratic election?

Wayne, Stephen J., author

Overview

\"The 2016 and 2018 elections are over, but the debate over the fairness and accuracy of our electoral process has never been more contentious. Hacking, fake news, a 'rigged system,' voter ID challenges, Super PACs, and an Electoral College defying the popular vote count all lead to a common question and concern: Is this any way to run a democratic election? New to the Seventh Edition Greater emphasis on legislative elections with illustrations and data from the 2018 midterm elections. More comparative data on elections in other democratic countries. Extended discussion of digital campaign communications: its benefits, challenges, and Dangers New section on Transparency and Privacy and the current controversies concerning Facebook, YouTube, Twitter. Examination of the integrity of campaign communications, hacking, rumoring, instantaneous news, and the effect of fact-checking. Discussion of election administration in the light of foreign interference in the 2016 and 2018 national elections. Money: the role of Super PACs and billionaire donors; the impact of campaign spending on the candidates and on election outcomes. New connections between the 'Did you know that' chapter introductions to the exercises at the end. Updating and additional online references in the suggested readings\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Subject: Elections United States. / Political campaigns United States. / Democracy United States.
• ISBN: 9780367336431, 036733643X, 9780367336479, 0367336472

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
JK1726.W38 2020	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE