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BL
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625187
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The party decides : : presidential nominations before and after reform /\ Marty Cohen [and others]
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, 2008
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Chicago studies in American politics
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xi, 404 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9780226112367
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: 0226112365
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: 9780226112374
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: 0226112373
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-394) and index
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| Abstract
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This volume demonstrates how party insiders from America's founding to the present day have sought to control presidential nominations as a meanns of getting what they want from government. Contrary to the common view that the reforms of the 1970s wrested power away from parties, the authors contend that the most consequential contests remain candidates' fights for prominent endorsements and the support of various interest groups, activists, and party leaders. These invisible primaries, the authors show, produce front-runners and profoundly influence final election outcomes long before most voters even begin to pay attention. -- from back cover
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Presidents-- United States-- Nomination
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Primaries-- United States
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Political parties-- United States
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Cohen, Marty,1973-
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| Parallel Title
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Presidential nominations before and after reform
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