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Author Whitby, Kenny J., 1953- author.

Title Strategic decision-making in presidential nominations : when and why party elites decide to support a candidate / Kenny J. Whitby
Published Albany : State University of New York Press, [2014]

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Contents Introduction: party elite survival in presidential nominations -- Historical context of superdelegates -- Superdelegates in the presidential nomination process -- The invisible primary -- The primary season -- The politics of attrition -- Conclusions and implications
Summary "Evaluates the how democratic presidential nominations are, using the historic race between Senators Obama and Clinton as a test case"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Presidents -- United States -- Nomination.
Presidents -- United States -- Nomination -- History -- 21st century
Primaries -- United States
Primaries -- United States -- History -- 21st century
Political science -- United States -- Decision making
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
Political science -- Decision making
Presidents -- Nomination
Primaries
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781438449210
1438449216