Contents

Preface vii

I. The Basics: Voting and the Electoral College 1

Editor’s Introduction 3

1) History of Voting in the United States. Elizabeth M. Yang. Update on Law-Related Education 5

2) Electoral College Works Quietly, Just As Founders Intended. Sen. Byron Dorgan. Roll Call 10

3) A Right to Vote. Jamin B. Raskin. The American Prospect 15

4) In Search of the Elusive Swing Voter. Joshua Green. Atlantic Monthly 20

5) New Generation, New Politics. Anna Greenberg. The American Prospect 28

6) A Better Ballot? Mary Wiltenburg. The Christian Science Monitor 34

7) Voting-Machine Makers to Fight Security Criticism. Jonathan Krim. The Washington Post 37

II. The Two-Party System 39

Editor’s Introduction 41

1) United States Political Parties. Wikipedia 43

2) The Chieftains and the Church. Ted Halstead. Atlantic Monthly 49

3) Election Is Turning Novices Into Political Advocates. Elisabeth Rosenthal. The New York Times 58

4) Third-party Candidates Make Issues Resonate. Jim Eskin. San Antonio Business Journal 61

5) It’s Not Your Father’s Reform Party Anymore. Bree Hocking. Roll Call 65

III. The Nominating Process: From Caucus to Convention 69

Editor’s Introduction 71

1) A Historic Perspective on Iowa Caucuses. Alicia P. Stern. The Washington Times 73

2) Overview of the Primary Process. Chris Nammour. PBS Online NewsHour 77

3) Granite State Tradition Forces Pols to Campaign Face to Face. Jack Spillane. Portsmouth Herald 80

4) From The National Party Conventions. Congressional Digest 84

IV. Money in Politics 87

Editor’s Introduction 89

1) High Court Upholds Most of Campaign Finance Law. David G. Savage. Los Angeles Times 91

2) How We Choose. Sharon Cohen. The Associated Press 95

3) Fundraising Crucial for U.S. Presidential Candidates. Stephanie Ho. VOANews.com 102

4) Small Web Donations Have Politicians Thinking Big. Frederick H. Lowe. Credit Card Management 104

5) Free Airtime: How to Use a Public Good for the Public Interest. Matt Farrey. National Civic Review 109

6) Subsidizing Soapboxes: McCain’s Free Airtime for Politicians Bill. John Samples and Adam Thierer. Cato.org 113

7) The Think Tank as Flack. David Callahan. The Washington Monthly 115

V. The 2004 Election 121

Editor’s Introduction 123

1) 2004: An Election for the Ages? James Hilty. USA Today Magazine 125

2) The Myths and Mysteries of Picking a No. 2. David Greenberg. The New York Times 133

3) Battleground ’04. Juan Gonzalez. Hispanic Business 136

4) Women Voters Key in 2004 Presidential Election. Darlisa Y. Crawford. usinfo.state.gov 140

5) Republicans Seen Retaining Control of Senate. Donald Lambro. The Washington Times 143

6) Daunting Task of Takeover. Gregory L. Giroux. CQ Weekly 146

7) Redistricting Battles. Supreme Court Debates 152

8) How the Internet Is Changing Politics. Ann M. Mack. Adweek 154

9) Endorsements May Help But Not Much. J. Patrick Coolican. The Seattle Times 160

Bibliography 163

Books 165

Additional Periodical Articles with Abstracts 167

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