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Camelot's End

Author : Jon Ward
Publisher : Twelve
ISBN 13 : 1455591378
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Camelot's End written by Jon Ward and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a strange, dark chapter in American political history comes the captivating story of Ted Kennedy's 1980 campaign for president against the incumbent Jimmy Carter, told in full for the first time. The Carter presidency was on life support. The Democrats, desperate to keep power and yearning to resurrect former glory, turned to Kennedy. And so, 1980 became a civil war. It was the last time an American president received a serious reelection challenge from inside his own party, the last contested convention, and the last all-out floor fight, where political combatants fought in real time to decide who would be the nominee. It was the last gasp of an outdated system, an insider's game that old Kennedy hands thought they had mastered, and the year that marked the unraveling of the Democratic Party as America had known it. Camelot's End details the incredible drama of Kennedy's challenge -- what led to it, how it unfolded, and its lasting effects -- with cinematic sweep. It is a story about what happened to the Democratic Party when the country's long string of successes, luck, and global dominance following World War II ran its course, and how, on a quest to recapture the magic of JFK, Democrats plunged themselves into an intra-party civil war. And, at its heart, Camelot's End is the tale of two extraordinary and deeply flawed men: Teddy Kennedy, one of the nation's greatest lawmakers, a man of flaws and of great character; and Jimmy Carter, a politically tenacious but frequently underestimated trailblazer. Comprehensive and nuanced, featuring new interviews with major party leaders and behind-the-scenes revelations from the time, Camelot's End presents both Kennedy and Carter in a new light, and takes readers deep inside a dark chapter in American political history.

Reforming the Presidential Nomination Process

Author : Steven S. Smith
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 081570349X
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book Reforming the Presidential Nomination Process written by Steven S. Smith and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2008 U.S. presidential campaign has provided a lifetime's worth of surprises. Once again, however, the nomination process highlighted the importance of organization, political prowess, timing, and money. And once again, it raised many hackles. The Democratic contest in particular generated many complaints—for example, it started too early, it was too long, and Super Tuesday was overloaded. This timely book synthesizes new analysis by premier political scientists into a cohesive look at the presidential nomination process—the ways in which it is broken and how it might be fixed. The contributors to Reforming the Presidential Nomination Process address different facets of the selection process, starting with a brief history of how we got to this point. They analyze the importance—and perceived unfairness—of the earliest primaries and discuss what led to record turnouts in 2008. What roles do media coverage and public endorsements play? William Mayer explains the "superdelegate" phenomenon and the controversy surrounding it; James Gibson and Melanie Springer evaluate public perceptions of the current process as well as possible reforms. Larry Sabato (A More Perfect Constitution) calls for a new nomination system, installed via constitutional amendment, while Tom Mann of Brookings opines on calls for reform that arose in 2008 and Daniel Lowenstein examines the process by which reforms may be adopted—or blocked.

The Best Candidate

Author : Eugene D. Mazo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108835392
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Best Candidate written by Eugene D. Mazo and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading scholars examine the law governing the American presidential nomination process and offer practical ideas for reform.

Nomination and Election of the President and Vice President of the United States

Author : Thomas M. Durbin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Nomination and Election of the President and Vice President of the United States, 1984

Author : Thomas M. Durbin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Before the Convention

Author : John H. Aldrich
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226922448
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (269 download)

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Download or read book Before the Convention written by John H. Aldrich and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 occurs: the 1976 nomination campaigns of Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford exemplified each extreme. Is it possible to propose general principles to explain the apparent chaos of our presidential nomination system? Can those principles account for two such starkly different campaigns as occurred in 1976? In Before the Convention, political scientist John H. Aldrich presents a systematic analysis of presidential nomination politics, based on application of rational-choice models to candidate behavior. Aldrich views the candidates as decision makers with limited resources in a highly competitive environment. From this perspective, he seeks to determine why and how candidates choose to run, why some succeed and others fail, and what consequences the nomination process has for the general election and, later, for the President in office. Aldrich begins with a brief history of the presidential selection process, focusing on the continuing shift of power from political elites to the mass electorate. He then turns to a detailed analysis of the 1976 nomination campaigns. Using data from a variety of sources, Aldrich demonstrates that the very different patterns in these races both conform to the rational-choice model. The analysis includes consideration of numerous questions of strategy. Is there a "momentum" to campaigns? How does a candidate identify and exploit this intangible quality? How do candidates decide where to contend and where not to contend? What is the nature of policy competition among candidates? When does a candidate prefer a "fuzzy" position to a clearly stated one? Other topics include reforms in campaign financing and the expanded and changed role of news coverage. Before the Convention fills a significant gap in the literature on presidential politics, and therefore should be of particular importance to specialists in this area. It will be ofinterest also to everyone who is concerned with understanding the "rules of the game" for a complicated but vitally important exercise of American democracy.

The Electoral College

Author : William C. Kimberling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Procedures for Selection of Delegates to the Democratic and Republican 1980 National Conventions

Author : Carol F. Casey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Procedures for Selection of Delegates to the Democratic and Republican 1980 National Conventions written by Carol F. Casey and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Primary Politics

Author : Elaine C. Kamarck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780815735274
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Primary Politics written by Elaine C. Kamarck and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores one of the most important questions in American politics--how we narrow the list of presidential candidates every four years. Focuses on how presidential candidates have sought to alter the rules in their favor and how their failures and successes have led to even more change"--Provided by publisher.

Congressional Record

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1324 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Presidential Elections in the United States

Author : Kevin J. Coleman
Publisher : Nova Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781560729815
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Presidential Elections in the United States written by Kevin J. Coleman and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes the four stages of the presidential election process: the pre-nomination primaries and caucuses for selecting delegates to the national conventions; the national nominating conventions; the general election; and voting by members of the electoral college to choose the President and Vice President. The report will be updated again for the 2004 presidential election.

Super Tuesday

Author : Barbara Norrander
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813157404
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Super Tuesday written by Barbara Norrander and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Super Tuesday 1988 was the first successful attempt to get several states in one region to hold their presidential primaries on the same day. Its success—or lack thereof— will affect the way presidents are elected for many years to come. Reaching beyond Super Tuesday and the nominations of George Bush and Michael Dukakis, Barbara Norrander's book presents the nation's first regional primary as the latest chapter in the ever-changing system through which U.S. political parties choose their presidential candidates. Norrander's research details how changes in technology, candidate and media strategies, and historical circumstances have influenced recent presidential nominations and how they set the stage for the South's primary in 1988. Super Tuesday: Regional Politics and Presidential Primaries emerges as an authoritative source not only on Super Tuesday but on many other aspects of presidential nominations. This book demonstrates that much of current conventional wisdom about presidential nominations is wrong. Norrander traces candidate strategies from 1976 to 1988 and calculates turnout rates from 1960 to 1988. She also examines the composition of the Super Tuesday electorate with respect both to preconceived notions of who participates in presidential primaries and to deliberate attempts by the Democratic and Republican parties to manipulate voter turnout in the South's regional primary. Her analysis of the timing and process of nomination victories from 1976 to 1988 emphasizes the importance of the overlooked role of candidate attrition over candidate momentum. Of special interest to political scientists—and to political observers—concerned with parties, elections, and voting behavior, Norrander's book will reshape the examination of presidential contests in 1992 and beyond.

Guide to U.S. Elections

Author : Deborah Kalb
Publisher : CQ Press
ISBN 13 : 1483380351
Total Pages : 2189 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book Guide to U.S. Elections written by Deborah Kalb and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2015-12-24 with total page 2189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The CQ Press Guide to U.S. Elections is a comprehensive, two-volume reference providing information on the U.S. electoral process, in-depth analysis on specific political eras and issues, and everything in between. Thoroughly revised and infused with new data, analysis, and discussion of issues relating to elections through 2014, the Guide will include chapters on: Analysis of the campaigns for presidency, from the primaries through the general election Data on the candidates, winners/losers, and election returns Details on congressional and gubernatorial contests supplemented with vast historical data. Key Features include: Tables, boxes and figures interspersed throughout each chapter Data on campaigns, election methods, and results Complete lists of House and Senate leaders Links to election-related websites A guide to party abbreviations

Black Presidential Politics in America

Author : Ronald W. Walters
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780887065477
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book Black Presidential Politics in America written by Ronald W. Walters and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assesses how Blacks have used presidential elections to exercise their political influence, and looks at primaries, party conventions, behind-the-scenes bargaining, and the general election

Primary Politics

Author : Elaine C. Kamarck
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0815703805
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book Primary Politics written by Elaine C. Kamarck and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2008 presidential primaries produced more drama than many general election campaigns. John McCain overcame the near-implosion of his campaign to capture the Republican nomination by March, despite a strong challenge from quotable pastor-turned-governor Mike Huckabee. Hillary Clinton entered the Democratic race as the heavy favorite, only to fall to a first-term senator from Illinois in a battle that lasted into July. Democratic delegations from Florida and Michigan were unseated and reseated; superdelegates took to the airwaves; and millions of Americans heard of the "robot rule" for the first time. In Primary Politics, political insider Elaine Kamarck explains how the presidential nomination process became the often baffling system we have today. Her focus is the largely untold story of how presidential candidates since the early 1970s have sought to alter the rules in their favor and how their failures and successes have led to even more change. She describes how candidates have sought to manipulate the sequencing of primaries to their advantage and how Iowa and New Hampshire came to dominate the system. She analyzes the rules that are used to translate votes into delegates, paying special attention to the Democrats' twenty-year fight over proportional representation. Kamarck illustrates how candidates have used the resulting delegate counts to create momentum, and she discusses the significance of the modern nominating convention. 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.

The Parties in Court

Author : Robert C. Wigton
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739189689
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book The Parties in Court written by Robert C. Wigton and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American political parties have long existed in a gray area of constitutional law because of their uncertain status. Parties in this country are neither fully public nor fully private entities. This constitutional ambiguity has meant that political parties are considered private organizations for some purposes and public ones for others. This “public-private entity” problem has arisen in many different legal contexts over the years. However, given their case-by-case method of judicial review, courts have typically dealt with only very discrete parts of this larger problem. This work is an endeavor to describe and analyze the constitutional status of political parties in this country by synthesizing the best judicial and scholarly thinking on the subject. In the final chapter, I draw on these ideas to propose my own scheme for how political parties might be best accommodated in a democracy.

Controversial Issues in Presidential Selection

Author : Gary L. Rose
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791407479
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Controversial Issues in Presidential Selection written by Gary L. Rose and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an examination of ten major and controversial issues directly affecting the American presidential selection process. These issues are addressed in a point-counterpoint format to promote lively discussion and scholarly debate. The Introduction argues that the modern process of presidential selection has evolved to a point of crisis and that collapse appears imminent, while the Conclusion endorses a proposal that may serve as the first step toward improving the process. The entire process of presidential selection is included here: the nominating phase, the convention phase, and the general election phase.