Campaigns to win the Democratic and Republican presidential
nominations are now longer, more complex, and more confusing to the
observer than ever before. The maze of delegate-selection
procedures includes state-run primaries and caucuses, while federal
election laws govern campaign financing. In "Before the
Convention", political scientist John H. Aldrich presents a
systematic analysis of presidential nomination politics, based on
application of rational-choice models to candidate behavior.
Aldrich views the candidates as decision makers with limited
resources in a highly competitive environment. From this
perspective, he seeks to determine why and how candidates choose to
run, why some succeed and others fail, and what consequences the
nomination process has for the general election and, later, for the
president in office. Now back in print, "Before the Convention"
fills a significant gap in the literature on presidential politics
and should be of particular importance to specialists in this area.
It will be of interest also to everyone who is concerned with
understanding the rules of the game for a complicated but vitally
important exercise of American democracy.
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