This book examines the outcome, dynamics, and lessons of the 2020 Democratic Primary. The authors examine how Joe Biden separated himself from a crowded field of candidates, the role that primary rules played in this process, the influence of gender and race on the primary campaign, new developments with the Iowa Caucuses and national party conventions, and what all this could mean for the 2024 election.
Chapter 3 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via Springerlink.
Chapter 1: Introduction.
Chapter 2: Are the Iowa Caucuses Dead?.-
Chapter 3: Rethinking Joe Bidens Resurgence.
Chapter 4: Why Black Voters
Chose Biden.
Chapter 5: Sexism in the 2020 Primary.
Chapter 6: Gender and
the Warren/Sanders Battle for Progressive Democrats.
Chapter 7: The Advent
of Virtual Party Conventions.
Chapter 8: Conclusion.
Luke Perry is Professor of Political Science at Utica College, USA, and Director of the Utica College Center of Public Affairs and Election Research. He is the author of Mormons in American Politics; From Persecution to Power (2012), Mitt Romney, Mormonism and the 2012 Election (2014), Religious Responses to Marriage Equality (2018), and Donald Trump and the 2018 Midterm Battle for Central New York (2019).
