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The Iowa precinct caucuses : the making of a media event / Hugh Winebrenner and Dennis J. Goldford.

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Main Author: Winebrenner, Hugh, 1937-
Other Authors: Goldford, Dennis J., 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2010.
Edition:3rd ed.
Series:Bur oak book.
Subjects:
Presidents > United States > Nomination.
Caucus.
Mass media > Political aspects > United States.
Press and politics > United States.
Political parties > Iowa.
Iowa > Politics and government.
Table of Contents:
  • The media and American politics: an overview
  • Iowa: a political and demographic profile
  • The Iowa Precinct caucuses: the decades of obscurity
  • The 1968 and 1972 caucuses: the emergence of a national event
  • The 1976 caucuses: the making of a front-runner
  • The 1980 caucuses: a media event becomes an institution
  • The 1984 caucuses: the kickoff of a front-loaded season
  • The 1988 caucuses: a media extravaganza
  • The 1992 caucuses: a favorite son emerges
  • The 1996 caucuses: back in the limelight
  • The 2000 caucuses: more important than ever
  • The 2004 caucuses: change and continuity
  • The 2008 caucuses: from Iowa to the White House
  • Media event or local event? The caucuses in perspective.

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