The Front-Loading Problem in Presidential Nominations /

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Front-loading is the single most criticized feature of the American presidential selection process. This text addresses the front-loading problem, providing a comprehensive examination of the entire issue: what it is, when and why it was developed, and its consequences for the nomination process.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mayer, William G., 1956-
Other Authors: Busch, Andrew
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2004.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
USA > President
Kandidatur
Primaries.
Presidents > Nomination.
Caucus.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
Élections primaires > États-Unis.
Presidents > United States > Nomination.
Primaries > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The rise of front-loading
  • Explaining front-loading
  • The consequences of front-loading
  • Proposed solutions
  • The politics of nomination reform
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A. On measuring front-loading
  • Appendix B. Specification of the regression equations in tables 3-4 and 3-5
  • Appendix C.A note on delegate counts.

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