Whitby Strategic Decision-Making in Presidential Nominations

When and Why Party Elites Decide to Support a Candidate
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4384-4921-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Seeks to understand and explain the behavior of party elites during the 2008 Democratic Party presidential race.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whitby, Kenny J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments

1. Introduction: Party Elite Survival in Presidential Nominations

2. Historical Context of Superdelegates

3. Superdelegates in the Presidential Nomination Process

4. The Invisible Primary

5. The Primary Season

6. The Politics of Attrition

7. Conclusions and Implications

Appendix A: Summary Statistics for Variables, the Invisible Primary 2007
Appendix B: Summary Statistics for Variables, the Primary 2008
Appendix C: Summary Statistics for Variables, Entire Period

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kenny J. Whitby is Professor of Political Science at the University of South Carolina and the author of The Color of Representation: Congressional Behavior and Black Interests.