A political junkies guide to the 2020 presidential race This book will be the sixth entry into a series that has examined the presidential nomination process since 1996. Drawing on the newest political science research, it presents all of the systematic aspects of the nomination campaign: party rules, fundraising, media attention, voter coalitions, and more, with the added drama of the most fascinating candidate of the modern era: Donald Trump. The Making of the Presidential Candidates 2020 will be valuable for college courses at all levels as well as practitioners and journalists who want to understand the fundamental forces that shape nomination campaigns in the modern era.
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1 Madame President? Female Candidates, Masculine Norms of Executive Power, and the 2020 Nomination Contest |
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2 Money: The Resource Race |
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25 | (18) |
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3 How the News Media Cover and Shape the Nomination |
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43 | (18) |
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4 Voter Choice in Presidential Primaries |
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61 | (18) |
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5 Backward Looking, Future Rule-Making: How 2016 Affected the 2020 Presidential Nomination Rules |
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6 The Short and Mostly Dismal History of Nomination Straw Polls |
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105 | (34) |
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7 The Expanded Party's Influence |
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139 | (26) |
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8 Are Parties Inherently Conservative? |
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9 The System Evolves: Changes in the Presidential Selection Process, 1792-1824 |
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| Index |
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| About the Contributors |
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Jonathan Bernstein is a columnist for Bloomberg View. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1999, and was previously an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His research is in political parties, the presidency, and democracy He was co-editor of The Making of the Presidential Candidates 2012.
Casey B. K. Dominguez is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of San Diego. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2005. Her research specialties are congressional elections, political parties, and the presidency. Dr. Dominguez has published articles on presidential elections, the presidential honeymoon, and party involvement in congressional primaries. Her ongoing research focuses on the development of presidential war powers and on the relationships between political parties and interest groups.
