{"product_id":"the-party-decides-marty-cohen-9780226112374","title":"The Party Decides: Presidential Nominations Before and After Reform","description":"Throughout the contest for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, politicians and voters alike worried that the outcome might depend on the preferences of unelected superdelegates. This concern threw into relief the prevailing notion that--such unusually competitive cases notwithstanding--people, rather than parties, should and do control presidential nominations. But for the past several decades, \u003ci\u003eThe Party Decides\u003c\/i\u003e shows, unelected insiders in both major parties have effectively selected candidates long before citizens reached the ballot box. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTracing the evolution of presidential nominations since the 1790s, this volume demonstrates how party insiders have sought since America's founding to control nominations as a means of getting what they want from government. Contrary to the common view that the party reforms of the 1970s gave voters more power, the authors contend that the most consequential contests remain the candidates' fights for prominent endorsements and the support of various interest groups and state party leaders. These invisible primaries produce frontrunners long before most voters start paying attention, profoundly influencing final election outcomes and investing parties with far more nominating power than is generally recognized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marty Cohen, David Karol, Hans Noel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226112373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226112374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.95h x 6.01w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2009","brand":"Marty Cohen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988096712959,"sku":"9780226112374","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3e1854e-b8de-4fd0-9668-2d30446feacf.jpg?v=1683292601","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-party-decides-marty-cohen-9780226112374","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}