Strategic Decision-Making in Presidential Nominations
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Strategic Decision-Making in Presidential Nominations

When and Why Party Elites Decide to Support a Candidate

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Strategic Decision-Making in Presidential Nominations

When and Why Party Elites Decide to Support a Candidate

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What is the dominant force in presidential nomination campaigns? Are nomination outcomes decided largely by the political party or by the candidates and their activities? In Strategic Decision-Making in Presidential Nominations, Kenny J. Whitby aims to provide some answers to these important questions, focusing on the closely contested 2008 race between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. It was this race that spotlighted the role played by "superdelegates, " the unpledged party elites who were added to the nomination process in the 1980s. Whitby's central argument is that superdelegates are strategic actors and their endorsements are a response to a variety of demographic, institutional, and campaign factors. While some weigh in early with an endorsement, many adopt a wait-and-see approach. Using a novel framework generally known as survival analysis, Whitby provides us with a method for understanding when and why party elites decide to chime in on their presidential nomination campaign.

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Publisher
SUNY Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781438449210
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Political Campaigns & Elections
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Chapter 1: Introduction: Party Elite Survival in Presidential Nominations
  8. Chapter 2: Historical Context of Superdelegates
  9. Chapter 3: Superdelegates in the Presidential Nomination Process
  10. Chapter 4: The Invisible Primary
  11. Chapter 5: The Primary Season
  12. Chapter 6: The Politics of Attrition
  13. Chapter 7: Conclusions and Implications
  14. Appendix A: Summary Statistics for Variables, the Invisible Primary 2007
  15. Appendix B: Summary Statistics for Variables, the Primary 2008
  16. Appendix C: Summary Statistics for Variables, Entire Period
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index
  20. Back Cover