The making of the presidential candidates 2012
By: edited by William G. Mayer and Jonathan Bernstein
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781442211698; 9781442211704; 9781442211711
Subjects: Presidents; Presidential candidates; Election; History
Description: The newest installment in a quadrennial series that now spans five presidential elections, this book presents a broad overview of the presidential nomination process and showcases some of the most interesting work now being done on the politics of presidential selection -- from cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why are presidential nomination races so difficult to forecast? / Wayne P. Steger, Andrew J. Dowdle, and Randall E. Adkins; title: Financing presidential nominations in the post-public funding era / Anthony Corrado; title: Political movements, presidential nominations, and the Tea Party / Andrew E. Busch; title: The experience of running for president / Michael S. Dukakis; title: More: digital media and the densification of presidential campaign discourse / Michael Cornfield; title: How television covers the presidential nomination process / Stephen J. Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter; title: Theory meets practice: the presidential selection process in the first federal election, 1788-89 / William G. Mayer.