The Imperfect Primary: Oddities, Biases, and Strengths of U.S. Presidential Nomination Politics

ISBN-13: 9780367274948 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 202 str.

Barbara Norrander

Opis

In this thoroughly updated third edition, Barbara Norrander explores how presidential candidates are nominated, shows how that process bridges to the general election campaign, discusses past and current proposals for reform, and examines the possibility for more practical, incremental changes to the electoral rules.

Spis treści

1. Happenstance and Reforms  2. Presidential Nomination Politics at the Dawn of the 21st Century  3. Is This a Fair Way to Select a Presidential Nominee?  4. The Nomination Calendar: Problems and Imperfect Solutions  5. Connections to the General Election  6. Oddities, Biases, and Strengths of U.S. Presidential Nomination Politics

O autorze

Barbara Norrander is a professor in the School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Arizona. She has been writing about presidential nominations since the 1980s.