Reforming the Presidential nomination process [[electronic resource] /] / Steven S. Smith and Melanie J. Springer, editors

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (223 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.273/015
• Soggetto topico: Presidents - United States - Nomination; Nominations for office - United States; Primaries - United States
• Altri autori: SmithSteven S. <1953-> SpringerMelanie J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 2008 ; Chapter 9: Presidential Nomination Reform: Legal Restraints and Procedural PossibilitiesContributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Reforming the Presidential nomination process
• ISBN: 1-282-13157-5; 9786612131578; 0-8157-0349-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778021603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II