03422nam 2200685Ia 450 991079167510332120230725015948.01-58729-954-2(CKB)2560000000054979(EBL)843345(OCoLC)699519525(SSID)ssj0000470472(PQKBManifestationID)11284137(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000470472(PQKBWorkID)10413099(PQKB)11023755(MdBmJHUP)muse3026(MiAaPQ)EBC843345(Au-PeEL)EBL843345(CaPaEBR)ebr10438143(EXLCZ)99256000000005497920100329d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Iowa precinct caucuses[electronic resource] the making of a media event /Hugh Winebrenner and Dennis J. Goldford3rd ed.Iowa City University of Iowa Pressc20101 online resource (378 p.)A bur oak bookDescription based upon print version of record.1-58729-915-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Tables; 1. The Media and American Politics: An Overview; 2. Iowa: A Political and Demographic Profile; 3. The Iowa Precinct Caucuses: The Decades of Obscurity; 4. The 1968 and 1972 Caucuses: The Emergence of a National Event; 5. The 1976 Caucuses: The Making of a Front-Runner; 6. The 1980 Caucuses: A Media Event Becomes an Institution; 7. The 1984 Caucuses: The Kickoff of a Front-Loaded Season; 8. The 1988 Caucuses: A Media Extravaganza; 9. The 1992 Caucuses: A Favorite Son Emerges; 10. The 1996 Caucuses: Back in the Limelight11. The 2000 Caucuses: More Important than Ever12. The 2004 Caucuses: Change and Continuity; 13. The 2008 Caucuses: From Iowa to the White House; 14. Media Event or Local Event? The Caucuses in Perspective; IndexAlthough some people refer to Iowa as "flyover country," presidential candidates and political reporters in the national press corps have no difficulty locating the state every four years at the beginning of presidential primary season.When Iowa Democrats pushed forward their precinct caucuses in 1972, the Iowa caucuses became the first presidential nominating event in the nation. Politicos soon realized the impact of Iowa's new status and, along with the national media, promoted the caucuses with a vengeance. The Iowa Precinct Caucuses chronicles how the cauBur oak book.PresidentsUnited StatesNominationCaucusMass mediaPolitical aspectsUnited StatesPress and politicsUnited StatesPolitical partiesIowaIowaPolitics and governmentPresidentsNomination.Caucus.Mass mediaPolitical aspectsPress and politicsPolitical parties324.2777/0152Winebrenner Hugh1937-1561062Goldford Dennis J.1948-1561063MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791675103321The Iowa precinct caucuses3827469UNINA