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The Canadian Federal Election of 2008 is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the campaign and election outcome. The chapters are written by leading professors of political science, journalism, and communications. They examine the strategies, successes, and failures of the major political parties – the Conservatives (Faron Ellis and Peter Woolstencroft), Liberals (Brooke Jeffrey), New Democrats (Lynda Erickson and David Laycock), Bloc Québécois...
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The Canadian Federal Election of 2006 is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the campaign and election that ended the 12-year Liberal reign in Canadian politics and saw the House of Commons shift from one minority government to another. The chapters, composed by leading political writers, commentators, and pollsters, examine the strategies, successes, and blunders of the major players - the Conservatives, Liberals, New Democrats, Bloc Québécois,...
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The General Election of 1997 did not turn out as Jean Chretien and the Liberal Party had planned. Chretien called an early election, believing that his party was in a position to retain the majority they had won in 1993. They got their majority, but just barely. When the campaign began, the focus for many Canadians was the economy and job creation. National unity, however, quickly became a key issue, and triggered the most heated debates of the campaign....
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Many saw it as a gamble for Jean Chretien: against the advice of party members, he called an early election. But the gamble paid off, and the Liberal Party cruised to their third straight majority government. The Canadian General Election of 2000 is the authoritative study of the campaign and election. As with previous volumes in the Canadian General Election series, the 2000 edition includes analyses of: the campaigns of all five major parties the...
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Written by the foremost authorities, The Canadian Federal Election of 2011 provides a complete investigation of all aspects of the campaigns and the outcome of the election. The Canadian Federal Election of 2011 is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the campaign and election outcome. The chapters, written by leading academics, examine the strategies, successes, and failures of the major political parties the Conservatives (Faron Ellis and...
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The Canadian General Election of 2004 is the definitive study of the campaign and the election. The 2004 edition includes analyses of: • The campaigns of the 4 major parties and smaller parties • The role of newspapers, television and the internet in the campaigns • The pre-election polls • Voting patterns across the country • The rise in non-voting… Articles are contributed from leading Canadian political writers, commentators and pollsters,...
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The Canadian Federal Election of 2015 is the tenth volume in a series that has chronicled every national election campaign since 1984. Written by the foremost authorities, The Canadian Federal Election of 2015 provides a complete investigation of the election. A comprehensive analysis of the campaigns and the election outcome, this collection of essays examines the strategies, successes, and failures of the major political parties: the Conservatives,...
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Learn about the process of electing government leaders! This nonfiction book explains how elections work and ways for individuals to stay involved in government. The book also includes a related fiction piece, a glossary, an extension activity, and other helpful features. Perfect for young readers, this book will show students how to be informed citizens when it comes to elections and campaigns. This 32-page full-color book describes the presidential...
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Self-proclaimed middle school expert and campaign manager Max Corrigan offers advice and practical tips on how to run for class president and win votes, including the essential skills needed to make a viral video, trade your lunch in the school cafeteria, and put a positive spin on any situation.
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How similar was the disputed presidential election of 1876 to the events of the presidential election of 2020 and were the disputes finally resolved constitutionally in 1876?
In 1906, Paul Leland Haworth (1876-1936) sorted out the events of the controversial 1876 election in his book titled, "The Hayes-Tilden Disputed Presidential Election of 1876."
The results of the 1876 presidential election remain among the most disputed ever. Although it is not...
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Since John the Baptist came proclaiming "Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" everything has changed! It's just most don't truly understand what those words mean.The truth is, there are two totally separate and opposed kingdoms here on earth vying for our citizenship. One we are born into that Satan seeks to keep us blindly ignorant of, and the other one a kingdom God desires for us we must be "born again" into. Much more than most think possible...
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With scenes ripped from today's most viral blogs, The Election Heist plays to the suspicions of millions of Americans who believe Russia hacked the 2016 elections, and millions more who fear that nefarious players could manipulate the results in the 2020 race. Packed with complex and believable characters, rapid-fire dialogue, and chilling details about the very real vulnerabilities of our election infrastructure, The Election Heist is written by...
13) The Election
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State Senator Blake Buchanan appears to have everything a man could want, a beautiful wife and family, wealth beyond his imagination, and a leading role in the Texas legislature. When Blake throws his hat into a long-shot race for governor, he puts it all at risk. His heavily favored opponent, a sexy conservative, whose values are as phony as her plasticized figure, and a fiery love from his past will threaten to destroy all that he holds dear. The...
14) Election Year
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It's election year 2020, never has an election been more critical for the American people. Maverick Johnson Malone, yes her parent's really did that to her, named her after the character from Top Gun and Magic Johnson, two cultural icons trending at the time of her birth in 1986, is a staffer who works for a popular Senator. Suni Wainwright is a thirty-five-year-old woman, who has worked in politics for the past decade and is on track to become America's...
15) Election Madness
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When the students in Nikki and Deja's class find out that their school is going to hold its first-ever election for student body president, some kids are more excited than others. But none is as excited as Deja, who figures she's a shoo-in for the third grade nomination. Deja decides that Nikki will be her campaign manager, of course, and puts her to work right away. But will Deja's tendency to rush into things and boss people around alienate her...
16) Election Steal
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Mother Earth is suffering, with many species now extinct.
Oceans are waste dumps, denuded of life.
Forests are destroyed daily, lands degraded, whilst the world's population keeps exploding.
Within the next generation the population will explode to thirty-two million, food will become scarcer, life will be harder.
Nuclear war creeps forever nearer, driven by maniacal despots.
There is an Election, in Australia.
The majority of politicians...
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I An urgent primer on what can be done to combat emerging threats to the core of U.S. democracy-presidential elections.
"Hirsch does a very good job of offering historical context to illuminate the present-and the terrifying future. His imaginative proposals are probably too sensible to be implemented in an age of parochial partisanship."-David Shipler, former reporter for the New York Times and Pulitzer Prize winner
In 2000, we learned that an exceptionally...
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Though many people in the United States have a basic understanding of how the general election works, there's a lot that goes into it that many voters are unfamiliar with. Young readers will get a head start learning the ins and outs of how leaders are elected. Colorful photographs and informative fact boxes expand on the main narrative. Concise text explains challenging topics and prepares readers to someday vote at the polls themselves.
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Hilaire Belloc's time in Parliament left him increasingly disillusioned with politics. This satirical 1908 novel offended both sides of the aisle. "One need not know very much about politics to get a very keen joy out of it....Mr. Clutterbuck and his friends are a most lifelike set of folk..."-The New York Times.
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