(Presidential) Party Nominations

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(Presidential) Party Nominations

Important questions Why are nominations important to a party? What should a party want in a nominee? Who in the party should decide who the nominee will be? What effect does the selection process have over the relationship between the “party” and the nominee?

How do parties select nominees? In general, primaries Why might primaries be bad for the party? How might the party try to minimize those risks?

Nominating a presidential candidate Delegates to the national nominating convention vote on who the nominee will be Delegates are chosen through primaries, caucuses, and conventions Dems/Reeps have different rules for selecting delegates

How does a candidate win the nomination? Ultimately, by convincing primary voters/party activists That s/he is a good representative of the party That s/he can win the general election Convince them through: Campaigns (which cost money) Party elite endorsements Favorable media coverage ($$ again) (be the frontrunner!) Advantages of “winning” the “invisible primary”

Effects of the primary calendar No primaries Effects on candidate behavior Effects on general election chances Importance of activists/elites Late, spread out primaries Frontloaded primaries

AP Delegate totals, March 17, 2004 (2,162 needed to win nomination) Kerry: 2333 Edwards: 530 Dean: 156 Clark: 73 Sharpton: 26 Kucinich: 22 Lieberman: 2 Gephardt: 2

How is frontloading (especially California setting a Feb How is frontloading (especially California setting a Feb. 5 primary date) affecting the behavior of potential nominees for 2008? What role do party activists, elites, and rank and file voters play in this presidential nomination process?