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Clift, Eleanor.
Selecting a president / Eleanor Clift and Matthew Spieler.—1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-250-00449-9 (hardback)
ISBN 978-1-4668-0223-0 (e-book)
1. Presidents—United States—Election. 2. Presidents—United States—
Nomination. 3. Political campaigns—United States. 4. United States—Politics
and government. I. Spieler, Matthew. II. Title.
JK528.C55 2012
324.973—dc23
2012008975
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Th e P re side ntial
El e ction Ye ar:
A Snap sh ot
n a Tuesday evening in early November, Americans gather in
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SELECTING A PRESIDENT
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ELEANOR CLIFT and MATTHEW SPIELER
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SELECTING A PRESIDENT
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