Primary politics : how presidential candidates have shaped the modern nominating system /

"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"--P...

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Main Author: Kamarck, Elaine Ciulla
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2009]
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Summary:"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.
Physical Description:xii, 216 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780815702917 (cloth : alk. paper)
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