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Party Decides – Presidential Nominations Before and After Reform

Marty Cohen, David Karol, Hans Noel, John Zaller, David Karol, Hans Noel, John Zaller
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      Throughout the contest for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, politicians and voters alike worried that the outcome might depend on the preferences of unelected superdelegates. This concern threw into relief the prevailing notion that - such unusually competitive cases notwithstanding - people, rather than parties, should and do control presidential nominations. But for the past several decades, "The Party Decides" shows, unelected insiders in both major parties have effectively selected candidates long before citizens reached the ballot box.Tracing the evolution of presidential nominations since the 1790s, this volume demonstrates how party insiders have sought since America's founding to control nominations as a means of getting what they want from government. Contrary to the common view that the party reforms of the 1970s gave voters more power, the authors contend that the most consequential contests remain the candidates' fights for prominent endorsements and the support of various interest groups and state party leaders.These invisible primaries produce front-runners long before most voters start paying attention, profoundly influencing final election outcomes and investing parties with far more nominating power than is generally recognized.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Marty Cohen, David Karol, Hans Noel, John Zaller, David Karol, Hans Noel, John Zaller EAN: 9780226112374 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 628 g HEIGHT: 227 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: The University of Chicago Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2008-10-01 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch WIDTH: 155 cm SPINE:

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      United States of America, USA, Elections and referenda / suffrage, Political parties and party platforms

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      Marty Cohen is assistant professor of political science at James Madison University. David Karol is assistant professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley. Hans Noel is assistant professor of government at Georgetown University. John Zaller is professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles.
      Throughout the contest for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, politicians and voters alike worried that the outcome might depend on the preferences of unelected superdelegates. This concern threw into relief the prevailing notion that - such unusually competitive cases notwithstanding - people, rather than parties, should and do control presidential nominations. But for the past several decades, "The Party Decides" shows, unelected insiders in both major parties have effectively selected candidates long before citizens reached the ballot box.Tracing the evolution of presidential nominations since the 1790s, this volume demonstrates how party insiders have sought since America's founding to control nominations as a means of getting what they want from government. Contrary to the common view that the party reforms of the 1970s gave voters more power, the authors contend that the most consequential contests remain the candidates' fights for prominent endorsements and the support of various interest groups and state party leaders.These invisible primaries produce front-runners long before most voters start paying attention, profoundly influencing final election outcomes and investing parties with far more nominating power than is generally recognized.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Marty Cohen, David Karol, Hans Noel, John Zaller, David Karol, Hans Noel, John Zaller EAN: 9780226112374 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 628 g HEIGHT: 227 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: The University of Chicago Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2008-10-01 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch WIDTH: 155 cm SPINE:

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      United States of America, USA, Elections and referenda / suffrage, Political parties and party platforms

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      Marty Cohen is assistant professor of political science at James Madison University. David Karol is assistant professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley. Hans Noel is assistant professor of government at Georgetown University. John Zaller is professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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