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" The power of the vote : "
Douglas E. Schoen.
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BL
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1008902
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b763272
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| Main Entry
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Schoen, Douglas E.,1953-
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The power of the vote : : electing presidents, overthrowing dictators, and promoting democracy around the world /\ Douglas E. Schoen.
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1st Harper pbk. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Harper,, 2008.
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xx, 396 pages ;; 21 cm
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0061440809
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: 9780061440809
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Originally published in 2007 by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Birth of a pollster -- Canvassing, the Klan, and the plot to take over New York City -- Harvard, Ivy League radical chic, and the crisis of the Democratic Party -- The invention of overnight polling, Ed Koch, and politics in the Big Easy -- Going global -- Polling in the Promised Land -- Public opinion research and the fall of Slobodan Milos̆ević -- Broadband politics, ugly Americans, and politics in the shadow of the world's most dangerous state -- The big time -- New Democrats, inoculation, Bill Clinton, and Ma Bell -- The stealth campaign and the resurrection of the Clinton presidency -- Jon Corzine, competitive liberalism, and the importance of messaging -- September 11, Mike Bloomberg, and the rise of the outsider -- An uncertain future -- The power and possibilities of exit polls -- Pitfalls on the path to 2008.
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Schoen, Douglas E.,1953-
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Schoen, Douglas E.,1953-
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Democratic Party (U.S.)
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Democratic Party (U.S.)
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Campaign management-- United States.
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Political campaigns-- United States-- History.
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Political consultants-- United States, Biography.
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Presidents-- United States-- Election.
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Campaign management.
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Diplomatic relations.
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Political campaigns.
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Political consultants.
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Politics and government.
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Presidents-- Election.
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United States, Foreign relations, 20th century.
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United States, Foreign relations, 21st century.
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United States, Politics and government, 20th century.
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United States, Politics and government, 21st century.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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324.7092B
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JK2281.S36 2008
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