1997 and beyond: the perils of second-term presidents / Michael Nelson
The nominations: Republican doldrums, Democratic revival / Harold W. Stanley
The election: turbulence and tranquility in contemporary American politics / Michael Nelson
The media: viewing the campaign through a strategic haze / Matthew Robert Kerbel
Issues and themes: economics, culture, and "small-party" politics / Jean Bethke Elshtain and Christopher Beem
The presidency: elections and presidential governance / Paul J. Quirk and Sean Matheson
The 105th Congress: unprecedented and unsurprising / Gary C. Jacobson
Conclusion: valence voters, valence victors / John J. Dilulio Jr.
