Contributor
Lansford, Tom.
Imprint:Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2008.
Description216 p. ; 23 cm.
Note:"Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints Series could serve as a model...not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, the selections - by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens - include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations...all up to date and fully documented. The editing is intelligent and unobtrusive, organizing the material around substantive issues within the general debate. Brief introductions to each section and to each reading focus the question raised and offer no slick answers." -- Booklist
Note:Does the nomination process produce the best candidates? The nomination process produces strong presidential candidates / Stephen J. Wayne -- The current nomination process should be replaced / Larry J. Sabato -- National conventions accomplish a range of goals for parties / Jonathan Mott and Shad Satterthwaite -- National conventions have become fundraising tools for political parties / Fredreka Schouten -- Earlier primaries improve the nomination process / Marie Price -- Earlier primaries give unfair advantages to some states / Cullen Murphy. Should campaign spending be limited? Campaign financing needs to be reformed / Public Agenda -- The current campaign financing system effectively balances many interests / Joseph E. Cantor -- Campaign financing takes advantage of legal loopholes / Anthony Corrado -- Public financing of presidential elections is a waste of taxpayer money / John Samples -- Public election financing should be expanded / Norman J. Ornstein -- Limits on contributions to candidates undermine democracy / Newt Gingrich. Do the media unfairly influence presidential campaigns? The media often unfairly favor one candidate over another / John O'Sullivan -- Media coverage of candidates is generally balanced / Pam Frost Gorder -- The media often distort candidates' positions / Stephen F. Hayes -- Media coverage of candidates is objective / Matt Welch -- Presidential debates limit choice and exclude third parties / Jamin B. Raskin -- Presidential debates are an important component of the election process / Richard Shenkman. Should the electoral college be abolished or reformed? The electoral college should be abolished / John B. Anderson -- Plans to reform the electoral college would harm small states / George Detweiler -- The electoral college strengthens federalism / Michael M. Uhlmann -- The electoral college weakens federalism / Randy Dotinga.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-210) and index.
