02125nam 22004093u 450 991045948360332120210114024040.00-8157-0380-5(CKB)2670000000059269(EBL)1069039(OCoLC)818846679(MiAaPQ)EBC1069039(EXLCZ)99267000000005926920130418d2009|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Primary Politics[electronic resource] How Presidential Candidates Have Shaped the Modern Nominating SystemWashington Brookings Institution Press20091 online resource (232 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-0292-2 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; IndexThe 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 fiPresidential candidates -- United StatesPresidents -- United States -- NominationElectronic books.Presidential candidates -- United States.Presidents -- United States -- Nomination.324.0973Kamarck Elaine C980833AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910459483603321Primary Politics2238273UNINA