Becoming a Candidate : Political Ambition and the Decision to Run for Office (Paperback)

1. Mudslinging, money-grubbing, and mayhem: who would ever run for office?; 2. The decision to run for office: the theoretical and methodological approach; 3. Political ambition in the candidate eligibility pool; 4. Barack Obama and 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling: sex, race, and political ambition; 5. You could be president someday! Early socialization, the role of family, and political ambition; 6. On-the-job training: professional circumstances and the decision to run for office; 7. You think I should run for office? Political parties, political recruitment, and political ambition; 8. Biting the bullet: deciding to run for office; 9. Future patterns of candidate emergence and studies of political ambition.