The Thirteen Keys to the PresidencyIdentifies the factors that forecast the outcome of a presidential election, and discusses what they reveal about American politics. |
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Pollsters Pundits Political Scientists and Reality | 33 |
Turning the Keys to the Presidency | 73 |
History by the Keys | 103 |
Copyright | |
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American ballots Bryan campaign candidate challenge Challenging-party nominee charismatic Cleveland Congress convention defeat deficit Democratic party Despite discrepant keys domestic Dukakis Eisenhower electoral college electoral votes executive party failure favor federal foreign foreign-policy gain George Bush Governor Grover Cleveland Harry Truman Herbert Hoover Hoover House seats incumbency key incumbent party Incumbent-party nominee initiatives Jimmy Carter Johnson Kennedy Key 9 La Follette labor leader legislation long-term economy key loss Lyndon Johnson major mandate key McKinley ment Michael Dukakis midterm elections military Nixon nomination party in power party's percent policy-change key polls pollsters popular vote predict presidential elections programs real per-capita GNP recession reelection Republican party Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan Roosevelt scandal key second term secured Senate social unrest South southern Soviet success Taft third-party tion Truman Union Vice President victory Vietnam voters White House William Jennings Bryan Wilson York