Presidential Elections in the United States

Election is essential element of every democratic system. It seems nowhere does it receive as much attention as in the United States. It might be reasonably argued that campaigning is a permanent feature of the contemporary America, most important campaign taking place in November every four years, when the U.S. citizens elect their President. Presidential hopefuls and candidates devote all of their time meeting constituents, volunteers, donors, journalists, etc. Yet, more often than it is it is not enough to achieve the ultimate political goal – winning the Presidency. Thus, the aim of this class is to review all the rules, developments and activities, which are aimed at gaining that goal. Therefore, the course can as well be called: Presidential Election – American Way.

Cornfield, Michael. 2004. Politics Moves Online. Campaigning and the Internet, New York: Century Foundation Press.

Corrado, Mann, Ortiz and Potter. 2005. The New Campaign Finance Sourcebook, Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press.

Laidler, Paweł, and Maciej Turek, ed. 2014. 2012 U.S. Presidential Election: Challenges and Expectations, Kraków: Jagiellonian University Press.

Ludwikowski, Rett, and Anna Ludwikowska. 2009. Wybory prezydenckie w USA na tle porównawczym, Warszawa: LexisNexis.

Mucha, Bogdan. 2014. System wyboru prezydenta Stanów Zjednoczonych Ameryki, Toruń: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek.

Polsby, Nelson W., Aaron Wildavsky, Steven E. Schier, David A. Hopkins. 2012. Presidential Elections: Contemporary Strategies of American Electoral Politics, Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.

Shea, Daniel, and Michael John Burton. 2010. Campaign Craft: The Strategies, Tactics, and Art of Political Campaign Management, Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers.

Schumaker, Paul, and Burdett Loomis, ed. 2002. Choosing a President: the Electoral College and Beyond, New York: Chatham House Publishers.

Thomas, Evan, et al. 2009. ‘A Long Time Coming’: the Historic, Combative, Expensive and Inspiring 2008 Election and the Victory of Barack Obama, New York: Public Affairs.

West, Darrel. 2005. Air Wars, Washington, D.C.: CQ Press.

Election is essential element of every democratic system. It seems nowhere does it receive as much attention as in the United States. It might be reasonably argued that campaigning is a permanent feature of the contemporary America, most important campaign taking place in November every four years, when the U.S. citizens elect their President. Presidential hopefuls and candidates devote all of their time meeting constituents, volunteers, donors, journalists, etc. Yet, more often than it is it is not enough to achieve the ultimate political goal – winning the Presidency. Thus, the aim of this class is to review all the rules, developments and activities, which are aimed at gaining that goal. Therefore, the course can as well be called: Presidential Election – American Way.

Cornfield, Michael. 2004. Politics Moves Online. Campaigning and the Internet, New York: Century Foundation Press.

Corrado, Mann, Ortiz and Potter. 2005. The New Campaign Finance Sourcebook, Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press.

Laidler, Paweł, and Maciej Turek, ed. 2014. 2012 U.S. Presidential Election: Challenges and Expectations, Kraków: Jagiellonian University Press.

Ludwikowski, Rett, and Anna Ludwikowska. 2009. Wybory prezydenckie w USA na tle porównawczym, Warszawa: LexisNexis.

Mucha, Bogdan. 2014. System wyboru prezydenta Stanów Zjednoczonych Ameryki, Toruń: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek.

Polsby, Nelson W., Aaron Wildavsky, Steven E. Schier, David A. Hopkins. 2012. Presidential Elections: Contemporary Strategies of American Electoral Politics, Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.

Shea, Daniel, and Michael John Burton. 2010. Campaign Craft: The Strategies, Tactics, and Art of Political Campaign Management, Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers.

Schumaker, Paul, and Burdett Loomis, ed. 2002. Choosing a President: the Electoral College and Beyond, New York: Chatham House Publishers.

Thomas, Evan, et al. 2009. ‘A Long Time Coming’: the Historic, Combative, Expensive and Inspiring 2008 Election and the Victory of Barack Obama, New York: Public Affairs.

West, Darrel. 2005. Air Wars, Washington, D.C.: CQ Press.