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Presidential primaries and the dynamics of public choice /
This innovative study blends sophisticated statistical analyses, campaign anecdotes, and penetrating political insight to produce a fascinating exploration of one of America's most controversial political institutions--the process by which our major parties nominate candidates for the presidenc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©1988.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- I. The notion of momentum : 1. The nominating process : The process in outline ; Some basic issues ; A look ahead
- 2. From back rooms to "big mo" : The old system ; Upheaval and reform ; The emergence of momentum
- II. The nature of momentum :3. The campaign as horse race : Patterns of horse race coverage ; The audience reaction ; Horse race perceptions and reality
- 4. Learning and uncertainty : Learning, the media and the horse race ; The nature of uncertainty ; The effects of uncertainty
- 5. Politics in the campaign : Political predispositions ; Political activation ; Issue perceptions and reality
- 6. Expectations and choice : Varieties of momentum ; How expectations matter ; Why expectations matter
- III. The impact of momentum : 7. Public opinion and primary voting : Primary voters ; National and local forces ; A typology of primary campaigns
- 8. Momentum triumphant: the case of Jimmy Carter : How Carter won ; Political substance and strategy ; What might have been
- 9. Trench warfare: the Reagan and Kennedy challenges : Reagan versus Ford ; Kennedy versus Carter ; Momentum as a double-edged sword
- 10. Coming up short: George Bush and Gary Hart : Bush versus Reagan ; Hart versus Mondale ; How to start a brush fire (and how to stop one)
- IV. The import of momentum : 11. The primary season as "caucus-race" : "All the party were placed along the course" ; "The exact shape doesn't matter" ; "But who has won?"
- 12. The dynamics of public choice : The classical theory of public choice ; A crucial limitation of the classical theory ; Liberal democracy in a dynamic world.