Primary Sources
- Cantril, Hadley and Mildred Strunk, eds. Public Opinion, 1935-1946 (1951), huge compilation of public opinion polls from the United States and elsewhere. online version
- Schlesinger, Arthur Meier, Jr. ed. History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-2000 (various multivolume editions, latest is 2001). For each election includes brief history and selection of primary documents.
- The national committees of major parties published a "campaign textbook" every presidential election from about 1856 to about 1932. They were designed for speakers and are jammed with statistics, speeches, summaries of legislation, and documents, with plenty of argumentation. Only large academic libraries have them, but some are online.
- Democratic National Committee. The Campaign Text Book: Why the People Want a Change. The Republican Party Reviewed... (1876)
- Campaign Text-book of the National Democratic Party (1896) by Democratic Party (U.S.) National committee this is the Gold Democrats handbook; it strongly opposed Bryan
- The Republican Campaign Text Book for 1882 by Republican Congressional Committee
- The Republican Campaign Text Book for 1884
- The Republican Campaign Text-book for 1888
- Republican Campaign Text Book, 1894
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