Title The invisible hands of political parties in presidential elections : party activists and political aggregation from 2004 to 2012 / Andrew Dowdle [and others]

Published Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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Description 1 online resource Series Palgrave pivot Palgrave pivot. Contents 1. Why Contested Primaries May Not be Divisive Primaries -- 2. Refining (and Redefining) the Party -- 3. Multiple Donors and the Party as a Network -- 4. Multiple Donor Networks Begin to Shed Light on the Nomination Process; The 2004 Democratic Nomination Process -- 5. A Tale of Two Networks: The 2008 Nomination Process -- 6. A "Not-Romney" Explanation: The 2012 Republican Nomination Process -- 7. Multiple Donors and Their Place in the Partisan Universe Summary One of the truisms in American politics has been that "divisive" primaries hurt the party's prospects of winning the presidency in the general election. However, traditional definitions of divisive primaries focus too much on candidate behavior and not enough on the actual divisions and fractures within a party. The Invisible Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections proposes a new measure of party cohesion that instead looks at individual donors who are willing to contribute to multiple candidates during the early stages of the presidential primaries. The authors of this collection reveal how these preprimary donor networks can serve as an accurate barometer of party unity, providing a significant perspective on the changing roles of political parties in American government today Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Publisher supplied information; title not viewed Subject Political parties -- United States -- History -- 21st century Political activists -- United States. Political participation -- United States Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2004 Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008 Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2012 Political parties -- USA -- 21st century. Elections & referenda -- USA -- 21st century. Political activism -- USA -- 21st century. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Political Parties. Politics and Government. Political activists Political participation Political parties Presidents -- Election Political parties -- United States of America, USA -- 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100. Elections & referenda -- United States of America, USA -- 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100. Political activism -- United States of America, USA -- 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100. Politics and Government. United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Dowdle, Andrew. ISBN 9781137318602 1137318600 1299667716 9781299667716

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