num_pages: 158
description: This study examines the candidate choice behavior of party activists in connection with the 1980 Democratic and Republican presidential nominations. Based on questionnaires completed by almost 18,000 activists at 22 state party conventions, the authors examine the impact of demographic representation, interest group mobilization, ideology, and candidate electability on the behavior of a broadly based sample of American party activists.
language: English
title: Nomination Politics: Party Activists and Presidential Choice
titlecomplete: Nomination Politics: Party Activists and Presidential Choice
publisher: Praeger