nomination

Program details the process for electing U.S. Presidents. Topics include the importance of state caucuses and primaries, how the Electoral College works, and the role of political parties and the Two Party system.

"By the time the U.S. presidential election rolls around every four years, everyone knows who's in the running for office. But how are presidential candidates in the United States chosen? How do candidates get nominated, and what does a nomination mean? Can you become president without a nomination, and why or why not? Readers will learn about political parties, national conventions, special circumstances during nominations, and the history of presidential nominations"--Provided by publisher.

"Political insider Elaine Kamarck explains ... the presidential nomination process ...[focusing on] how presidential candidates since the early 1970s have sought to alter the rules in their favor and how their failures and successes have led to even more change. She describes how candidates have sought to manipulate the sequencing of primaries to their advantage and how Iowa and New Hampshire came to dominate the system. She analyzes the rules that are used to translate votes into delegates, paying special attention to the Democrats' twenty-year fight over proportional representation."--Provided by publisher.

An overview of how presidents are selected in the United States and why the system works as it does, discussing the nomination process, conventions, elections, and finances, and including coverage of congressional campaigns.

Traces the process of nominating both parties' presidential candidates, from the primary elections to the conventions where the choices are finally made.

Examines the history and current practice of political parties' nominations of presidential candidates, emphasizing campaign strategy and tactics and the working of the primary system and party conventions.

A state-by-state examination of the process by which candidates will be nominated for the presidency of the United States in the year 2000, each with historical highlights of recent primaries or caucuses, maps, demographic data, and other information.

Explains presidential electoral system of the United States, includes historical anecdotes from past campaigns.

Provides varying perspectives on the presidential election process in the United States, discussing the nomination of candidates, campaign spending, media influence, and the electoral college.