Strategic decision-making in presidential nominations : when and why party elites decide to support a candidate / Kenny J. Whitby.
2014
JK522 .W45 2014
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Strategic decision-making in presidential nominations : when and why party elites decide to support a candidate / Kenny J. Whitby.
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ISBN
9781438449197
9781438449210 (electronic book)
9781438449210 (electronic book)
Published
Albany : State University of New York Press, [2014]
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations
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JK522 .W45 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification
324.5
Summary
"Evaluates the how democratic presidential nominations are, using the historic race between Senators Obama and Clinton as a test case"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: party elite survival in presidential nominations
Historical context of superdelegates
Superdelegates in the presidential nomination process
The invisible primary
The primary season
The politics of attrition
Conclusions and implications.
Historical context of superdelegates
Superdelegates in the presidential nomination process
The invisible primary
The primary season
The politics of attrition
Conclusions and implications.