Primary Politics : How Presidential Candidates Have Shaped the Modern Nominating System
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...
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Washington :
Brookings Institution Press,
2009.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | 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 fi. |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (216 pages). |
ISBN: | 9780815703808 |