Strategic decision-making in presidential nominations when and why party elites decide to support a candidate

Strategic decision-making in presidential nominations : when and why party elites decide to support a candidate / Kenny J. Whitby.

Author/creator	Whitby, Kenny J., 1953-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Albany : State University of New York Press, [2014]
Description	xiii, 204 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Presidents--United States --Nomination. Presidents--United States --Nomination --History --21st century. Primaries--United States. Primaries--United States --History --21st century. Political science--United States --Decision making.

Contents	Introduction: party elite survival in presidential nominations -- Historical context of superdelegates -- Superdelegates in the presidential nomination process -- The invisible primary -- The primary season -- The politics of attrition -- Conclusions and implications.
Abstract	"Evaluates the how democratic presidential nominations are, using the historic race between Senators Obama and Clinton as a test case"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-195) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013002449
ISBN	9781438449197 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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