Primary politics : everything you need to know about how America nominates its presidential candidates / Elaine C. Kamarck.

Author/creator Kamarck, Elaine C. author.
Format Book
Edition4th edition.
PublicationWashington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2023.
Descriptionxiv, 261 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- The good old days? : when parties controlled nominations and primaries were to be avoided at all costs -- Sequence as strategy : how Jimmy Carter "got it" and taught subsequent presidential candidates the new rules of the road -- The fight to the first : Iowa, New Hampshire and more -- Proportional representation : why Democrats use it and Republicans don't -- Devil in the details : how the delegate count shapes modern nominating campaigns -- Do conventions matter anymore? : why no one could stop Trump -- The loss of peer review and what it means for democracy.
Abstract "Drawing on meticulous research, interviews with key figures in both parties, and years of experience, this book explores one of the most important questions in American politics-how we narrow the list of presidential candidates every four years"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Kamarck, Elaine Ciulla. Primary politics 4th edition. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2023 9780815740513
LCCN 2023009586
ISBN9780815740506
ISBN9780815740490 (cloth)
ISBN0815740492
ISBN0815740506
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