Get out the vote how to increase voter turnout /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
c2008.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10224515 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Why voter mobilization matters
- Evidence versus received wisdom
- Door-to-door canvassing : shoe leather politics
- Leaflets : walk, don't talk
- Direct mail : postal service as campaign staff
- Phone banks : politics meets telemarketing
- Electronic mail : faster, cheaper, but does it work?
- Festivals and events : putting the party back into politics
- Mass media : do TV, radio, and newspaper ads boost turnout?
- What works, what doesn't, and what's next.