Before the convention : strategies and choices in Presidential nomination campaigns / John H. Aldrich.
Campaigns to win the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations are longer, more complex, and more confusing to the observer than the general election itself. The maze of delegate-selection procedures includes state primaries and caucuses as well as the traditional ""smoke-filled r...
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University of Chicago Press,
1980.
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Table of Contents:
- The problem and the approach
- Who runs for the presidency and why
- The institutional context and campaign resources
- The citizens' participation and choices in the nomination campaigns
- Some dynamics of campaigns
- Where candidates compete
- Competition over policy
- Conclusion and implications.