Claiming the Mantle
How Presidential Nominations Are Won and Lost Before the Votes Are Cast
1st Edition
Published on 17. June 2019
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-367-00760-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the process by which presidential nominees are selected in U.S. , describing the evolution of the presidential nomination system from its original conception of letting the voters decide to its current form in which the race is usually over before the first vote is cast.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 148 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-00760-7 (9780367007607)
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R. Lawrence Butler
Claiming the Mantle
How Presidential Nominations Are Won and Lost Before the Votes Are Cast
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12/2020
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R. Lawrence Butler
Claiming the Mantle
How Presidential Nominations Are Won and Lost Before the Votes Are Cast
E-Book
04/2019
1st Edition
Routledge
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R. Lawrence Butler
Claiming the Mantle
How Presidential Nominations Are Won and Lost Before the Votes Are Cast
E-Book
04/2019
1st Edition
Routledge
€59.49
Available for download
Person
R. Lawrence Butler, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey.
Content
Part I: The Rules of the Game 1. The Sound of Bubbles Bursting 2. The Formal Rules-Winning Delegates 3. The Formal Rules-Campaign Finance 4. Claiming the Mantle Part II: Playing the Game 5. The Seven Dwarfs 6. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 7. Clash of the Titans 8. Looking Ahead