Before the Convention: Strategies and Choices in Presidential Nomination Campaigns

by John H. Aldrich

Book Overview

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 room." Complicated federal election laws govern campaign financing. Sometimes many candidates enter and drop out of the race, while sometimes a stable two-way contest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226012700
• ISBN13: 9780226012704
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"