Connecting with constituents : identification building and blocking in contemporary national convention addresses / Tammy R. Vigil.

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Vigil, Tammy

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text

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computer

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online resource

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9780739199046
0739199048

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Connecting with constituentsDDC classification:

815/.0109 23

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PN4193.P6

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Contents:

Introduction: The importance of presidential campaigns and nominating conventions -- Identification and the race for the White House -- Setting the tone: convention keynote addresses -- Relying on others: special surrogates speak -- Running mate challenges: vice presidential nominees' acceptance speeches -- When wives speak: addresses by nominees' spouses -- The main event: presidential nomination acceptance addresses -- Conclusion: The ties that bind: lessons from convention speeches.

Summary: Connecting with Constituents examines the strategies presidential and vice presidential nominees and their surrogates employ while speaking at national nominating conventions to encourage voters to build bonds with one candidate and party and to discourage listeners from forming connections with the opposition. It examines addresses from 1980-2012.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-428) and index.

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Connecting with Constituents examines the strategies presidential and vice presidential nominees and their surrogates employ while speaking at national nominating conventions to encourage voters to build bonds with one candidate and party and to discourage listeners from forming connections with the opposition. It examines addresses from 1980-2012.

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