Reforming the presidential nominating process: front-loading's consequences and the national primary solution
In: Routledge research in American politics and governance 21
In: ProQuest Ebook Central
Cover -- Half Title -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Myth of Full, Timely, and Equal Participation in the Presidential Nominating Process -- Chapter Overview -- Notes -- References -- 1 The Path to the Contemporary Nominating Process -- The History of the Presidential Nominating Process -- Post-1968 Nominating Reforms: Establishing a Right to Effective Participation -- The Rise of Front-Loading and the Iowa and New Hampshire Juggernaut -- The Invisible Primary and Party Control -- Notes -- References -- 2 The 2008 Nominations: Déjá Vu All Over Again -- State Compliance and the Shaping of the 2008 Calendar -- The Democratic Nomination -- The Republican Nomination -- 2008 and Lessons for Reform -- Notes -- References -- 3 The 2012 Nominations: Reverting to Script -- State Compliance and the Shaping of the 2012 Calendar -- The Republican Nomination -- The Year 2012 and Lessons for Reform -- Notes -- References -- 4 The 2016 Nominations: The Same Old Story with Unexpected Twists -- State Compliance and the Shaping of the 2016 Calendar -- The 2016 Democratic Nomination -- The Republican Nomination -- The Year 2016 and Lessons for Reform -- Does (Should) the Party Decide? -- The Future of Nomination Reform: Beyond 2020 -- Notes -- References -- 5 The Inequalities and Ambiguities of Party Membership -- The Ambiguities of Party Membership -- State Regulation of Party Membership and Participation -- State Laws Impacting Party Membership -- Disparate Mechanisms of Choice: Primaries versus Caucuses -- The Time of Choice: Temporal Relevancy and Informational Asymmetries -- Judicial Recognition of Party Membership and Associational Rights -- Notes -- References -- 6 Framing a Rights-Based Argument for Party Members' Rights