附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. Some things are predictable : nominating Dole, Clinton, and Perot / Emmett H. Buell Jr. -- ch. 2. Congressional nominations in 1996 : procedures, candidates, and electoral patterns / Harvey L. Schantz -- ch. 3. The presidential campaign and vote in 1996 : job ratings of presidents : and success or failure at the polls / Milton C. Cummings Jr. -- ch. 4. Strategic partisan decisions and blunted national outcomes : the 1996 senate election campaign and vote / Douglas B. Harris -- ch. 5. Sideshows and strategic separations : the impact of presidential year politics on congressional elections / Garrison Nelson -- ch. 6. Clinton's second transition : historic aspirations amidst divided government / Margaret Jane Wyszomirski -- ch. 7. The irony of the 105th Congress and its legacy / Roger H. Davidson and Colton C. Campbell.