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Today, politics is big business. Most of the 6 billion spent during the 2012 campaign went to highly paid political consultants. In Building a Business of Politics, a lively history of political consulting, Adam Sheingate examines the origins of the industry and its consequences for American democracy.
Pathways to Polling argues that early political pollsters, market researchers, and academic and government survey researchers were entrepreneurial figures who interacted through a broad network that was critical to the growth of public opinion enterprises.
"Lost in a Gallup tells the story of polling flops and failures in presidential elections since 1936. Polls do go bad, as outcomes in 2020, 2016, 2012, 2004, and 2000 all remind us. This updated edition includes a new chapter and conclusion that address the 2020 polling surprise and considers whether polls will get it right in 2024."--Page 4 of cover.
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Investigates alleged attempt by Julius Klein to use Senator Dodd's influence to promote Klein's public relations business in West Germany. Pt. 2: Continuation of the investigation of Sen. Thomas J. Dodd's relationship with Julius Klein, a public relations representative for certain West German interests.
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
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Prologue: Pushers in the city of my youth -- Introduction -- The crooked man: influence, exploitation, and menthol's expanding web -- Selling the menthol sensation -- For people susceptible to cancer anxiety -- Building a black franchise -- Urban hustles and suburban dreams -- Uptown's aftertaste.