Introduction (Special Edition – The Presidential Nomination Process)

Authors

  • Wayne P. Steger

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2374-7781.2008.28.0.289-291

Abstract

Understanding why certain candidates get nominated is an important aspect of political scientists. This topic is a narrow one and influences a wider variety of subjects such as the political parties, general elections, and even the extent to which the United States is a democratic country. Presidential nominees matter—they become the foremost spokesperson and the personified image of the party (Miller and Gronbeck 1994), the main selectors of issues and policies for their party’s general election campaign (Petrocik 1996; Tedesco 2001), a major force in defining the ideological direction of a political party (Herrera 1995), and candidates that voters select among in the general election. This volume is devoted to presidential nominations and the 2008 nomination specifically.

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Published

2008-01-01

Issue

Vol. 28: Winter 2007-2008

Section

Introduction

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