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Electing Jesse Ventura : A Third-Party Success Story / Jacob Lentz.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]Copyright date: ©2002Description: 1 online resource (164 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781588260079
  • 9781685855031
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: The Significance of Minnesota -- 2 The 1998 Gubernatorial Race -- 3 Analyzing Ventura's Victory -- 4 Lessons for Political Science -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix A: Unofficial Vote for Governor, by County -- Appendix B: Poll Results During the Race for Governor -- Appendix C: Content Analysis -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: While many commentators and political scientists dismissed Jesse Ventura's rise to the governorship as a fluke of celebrity, Jacob Lentz shows that it was Minnesota's unique electoral rules, coupled with on-target campaign dynamics, that enabled a third-party candidate to reach office. In this first complete account of Ventura's victory, Lentz draws on tantalizing details from the actual race to show that campaigns definitely do matter. Interviews with key players, exit polls, analyses of media coverage, and assessments of advertisements and debate performance also contribute to a compelling case study of U.S. politics at the state and local level. Moving beyond old theories about structural barriers to fringe candidates, Electing Jesse Ventura makes it abundantly clear that third-party candidates can seize the favor of the U.S. electorate—and actually benefit from their lack of ties to the major parties—by emphasizing their pragmatism and independence.
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: The Significance of Minnesota -- 2 The 1998 Gubernatorial Race -- 3 Analyzing Ventura's Victory -- 4 Lessons for Political Science -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix A: Unofficial Vote for Governor, by County -- Appendix B: Poll Results During the Race for Governor -- Appendix C: Content Analysis -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book

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While many commentators and political scientists dismissed Jesse Ventura's rise to the governorship as a fluke of celebrity, Jacob Lentz shows that it was Minnesota's unique electoral rules, coupled with on-target campaign dynamics, that enabled a third-party candidate to reach office. In this first complete account of Ventura's victory, Lentz draws on tantalizing details from the actual race to show that campaigns definitely do matter. Interviews with key players, exit polls, analyses of media coverage, and assessments of advertisements and debate performance also contribute to a compelling case study of U.S. politics at the state and local level. Moving beyond old theories about structural barriers to fringe candidates, Electing Jesse Ventura makes it abundantly clear that third-party candidates can seize the favor of the U.S. electorate—and actually benefit from their lack of ties to the major parties—by emphasizing their pragmatism and independence.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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