Reforming the Presidential Nominating Process: Front-Loading's Consequences and the National Primary Solution

ISBN-13: 9780367666392 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 256 str.

Lisa K. Parshall

Opis

Lisa K. Parshall argues that timing of participation in the nomination goes hand-in-hand with the right to choose a candidate and the fairest way to restore the promise of meaningful and timely participation for all voters is by adopting a same-day national primary.

Spis treści

Introduction: The Myth of Full, Timely, and Equal Participation in the Presidential Nominating Process  1. The Path to the Contemporary Nominating Process  2. The 2008 Nominations: Déjá Vu All Over Again  3. The 2012 Nominations: Reverting to Script  4. The 2016 Nominations: The Same Old Story with Unexpected Twists  5. The Inequalities and Ambiguities of Party Membership  6. Framing a Rights-Based Argument for Party Members’ Rights  7. The National Primary Solution

O autorze

Lisa K. Parshall is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Daemen College in Amherst, New York, specializing in American Politics, Public Law, and Public Policy. She has served as an officer for the New York State and Northeastern Political Science Associations, as an Advisor for Vote Smart, and is a Richard P. Nathan Public Policy Fellow at the Rockefeller Institute of Government in Albany, New York (2018–2019).