03483nam 2200721Ia 450 991097377600332120200520144314.097815872995441587299542(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(Perlego)2962172(EXLCZ)99256000000005497920100329d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Iowa precinct caucuses 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.9781587299155 1587299151 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 Hugh1937-1805650Goldford Dennis J.1948-1805651MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973776003321The Iowa precinct caucuses4354378UNINA