The Iowa Precinct Caucuses: The Making of a Media Event, Third Edition

Contents

Preface, ix Acknowledgments, xi List of Tables, xiii 1 The Media and American Politics: An Overview, 3 2 Iowa: A Political and Demographic Profile, 11 3 The Iowa Precinct Caucuses: The Decades of Obscurity, 25 4 The 1968 and 1972 Caucuses: The Emergence of a National Event, 35 5 The 1976 Caucuses: The Making of a Front-Runner, 57 6 The 1980 Caucuses: A Media Event Becomes an Institution, 81 7 The 1984 Caucuses: The Kickoff of a Front-Loaded Season, 109 8 The 1988 Caucuses: A Media Extravaganza, 135 9 The 1992 Caucuses: A Favorite Son Emerges, 185 10 The 1996 Caucuses: Back in the Limelight, 201 11 The 2000 Caucuses: More Important than Ever, 253 12 The 2004 Caucuses: Change and Continuity, 283 13 The 2008 Caucuses: From Iowa to the White House, 303 14 Media Event or Local Event? The Caucuses in Perspective, 337 Index, 345 Contents ...