Part I: THE ELECTORAL ARENA.1. Presidential Selection: A Historical Overview.2. Campaign Finance.3. The Political Environment.Part II: THE NOMINATION.4. Party Rules and Their Impact: The Legal Environment.5. Campaigning for the Nomination.6. The Post-Primary Campaign.Part III: THE GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN.7. Strategy, Tactics, and Operation.8. Media Politics.Part IV: THE ELECTION: ITS MEANING AND CONSEQUENCES.9. Understanding Presidential Elections.10. Reforming the Electoral System.APPENDICES:The Mueller Report (If Available).Results of Presidential Elections, 1900 2016.
Stephen Wayne is an Emeritus Professor of Government at Georgetown University. He is a Washington insider who has written many books and articles on the presidency and presidential elections. A frequent source for journalists covering American politics, he often appears on television and radio news programs, conducts seminars for senior federal executives and international visitors, and lectures at many universities in the United States and abroad.