{"product_id":"strategic-decision-making-in-presidential-nominations-kenny-j-whitby-9781438449203","title":"Strategic Decision-Making in Presidential Nominations: When and Why Party Elites Decide to Support a Candidate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeeks to understand and explain the behavior of party elites during the 2008 Democratic Party presidential race.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the dominant force in presidential nomination campaigns? Are nomination outcomes decided largely by the political party or by the candidates and their activities? In \u003ci\u003eStrategic Decision-Making in Presidential Nominations\u003c\/i\u003e, Kenny J. Whitby aims to provide some answers to these important questions, focusing on the closely contested 2008 race between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. It was this race that spotlighted the role played by \"superdelegates,\" the unpledged party elites who were added to the nomination process in the 1980s. Whitby's central argument is that superdelegates are strategic actors and their endorsements are a response to a variety of demographic, institutional, and campaign factors. While some weigh in early with an endorsement, many adopt a wait-and-see approach. Using a novel framework generally known as survival analysis, Whitby provides us with a method for understanding when and why party elites decide to chime in on their presidential nomination campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenny J. Whitby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438449208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438449203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Kenny J. Whitby","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439139860735,"sku":"9781438449203","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cdb7b969-1125-49d0-af69-858fee735ead.jpg?v=1777175697","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/strategic-decision-making-in-presidential-nominations-kenny-j-whitby-9781438449203","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}