02933nam 22006254a 450 991077802160332120200520144314.01-282-13157-597866121315780-8157-0349-X(CKB)1000000000785869(EBL)472707(OCoLC)503441835(SSID)ssj0000234722(PQKBManifestationID)11924728(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000234722(PQKBWorkID)10236803(PQKB)11186386(MdBmJHUP)muse35276(Au-PeEL)EBL472707(CaPaEBR)ebr10338433(CaONFJC)MIL213157(MiAaPQ)EBC472707(EXLCZ)99100000000078586920090123d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReforming the Presidential nomination process[electronic resource] /Steven S. Smith and Melanie J. Springer, editorsWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20091 online resource (223 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-0288-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Choosing Presidential Candidates; Chapter 2: Rules and the Ideological Character of Primary Electorates; Chapter 3: Voter Participation: Records Galore This Time, but What about Next Time?; Chapter 4: Media, Endorsements, and the 2008 Primaries; Chapter 5: Superdelegates: Reforming the Reforms Revisited; Chapter 6: Public Opinion and Systems for Nominating Presidential Candidates; Chapter 7: Picking Presidential Nominees: Time for a New Regime; Chapter 8: Is This Any Way to Pick a President? Lessons from 2008Chapter 9: Presidential Nomination Reform: Legal Restraints and Procedural PossibilitiesContributors; Index"Looks at the presidential nomination process--the ways in which it is broken and how it might be fixed. Addresses the selection process: the importance--and perceived unfairness--of the earliest primaries, media coverage and public endorsements, 'superdelegates.' Evaluates public perceptions of the current process as well as possible reforms"--Provided by publisher.PresidentsUnited StatesNominationNominations for officeUnited StatesPrimariesUnited StatesPresidentsNomination.Nominations for officePrimaries324.273/015Smith Steven S.1953-269304Springer Melanie J1583783MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778021603321Reforming the Presidential nomination process3867207UNINA