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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459483603321

Autore

Kamarck Elaine C

Titolo

Primary Politics [[electronic resource] ] : How Presidential Candidates Have Shaped the Modern Nominating System

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : Brookings Institution Press, 2009

ISBN

0-8157-0380-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Disciplina

324.0973

Soggetti

Presidential candidates -- United States

Presidents -- United States -- Nomination

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Front Matter; Table of Contents; Introduction; The Good Old Days?; Sequence as Strategy; The Fight to be First; Proportional Representation; Devil in the Details; Do Convetions Matter Anymore?; The Problem of ""The Decider""; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The 2008 presidential primaries produced more drama than many general election campaigns. John McCain overcame the near-implosion of his campaign to capture the Republican nomination by March, despite a strong challenge from quotable pastor-turned-governor Mike Huckabee. Hillary Clinton entered the Democratic race as the heavy favorite, only to fall to a first-term senator from Illinois in a battle that lasted into July.Democratic delegations from Florida and Michigan were unseated and reseated; superdelegates took to the airwaves; and millions of Americans heard of the "robot rule" for the fi