From Library Journal
During the past 20 years, political scientists have focused increasingly on the presidential nomination process. This book is a collection of ten papers by 11 scholars who survey this electoral specialty. Utilizing many tables, the collection is especially useful for evaluating what scholars know about the six to 24 months before the formal primaries and caucuses known as the "invisible primary." It also examines the role of the media, social movements, money, party activists, and Super Tuesday. Though the findings are conventional, the text is aimed at an academic audience and should prove useful in college and university courses. Political buffs will be up to date if they rely on it for the 1996 election.?William D. Pederson, Louisiana State Univ., Shreveport
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
In this guide to the major aspects of the US presidential nominating system, a team of experts looks at the background and evolution of the process and the new rules for 2000. It presents non-technical discussion of such topics as: the New Hampshire primary; the role of women in the nomination process; televised candidate debates; the role of consultants; the challenge of maintaining interparty unity; and the role of the vice-presidency.
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