Primary Politics [[electronic resource] ] : How Presidential Candidates Have Shaped the Modern Nominating System
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| Autore: |
Kamarck Elaine C
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| Titolo: |
Primary Politics [[electronic resource] ] : How Presidential Candidates Have Shaped the Modern Nominating System
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, : Brookings Institution Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 324.0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Presidential candidates -- United States |
| Presidents -- United States -- Nomination | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The 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 fi |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Primary Politics |
| ISBN: | 0-8157-0380-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910459483603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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