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Autore |
Kamarck Elaine C |
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Primary Politics [[electronic resource] ] : How Presidential Candidates Have Shaped the Modern Nominating System |
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Washington, : Brookings Institution Press, 2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Presidential candidates -- United States |
Presidents -- United States -- Nomination |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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