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 |
| Edition | 4th edition. |
| Publication | Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2023. |
| Description | xiv, 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Kamarck, Elaine Ciulla. Primary politics 4th edition. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2023 9780815740513 |
| LCCN | 2023009586 |
| ISBN | 9780815740506 |
| ISBN | 9780815740490 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 0815740492 |
| ISBN | 0815740506 |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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