The American Direct Primary - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The American Direct Primary write by Alan Ware. This book was released on 2002-10-14. The American Direct Primary available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book rejects conventional accounts of how American political parties differ from those in other democracies. It focuses on the introduction of the direct primary and argues that primaries resulted from a process of party institutionalization initiated by party elites. It overturns the widely accepted view that, between 1902 and 1915, direct primaries were imposed on the parties by anti-party reformers intent on weakening them. An examination of particular northern states shows that often the direct primary was not controversial, and only occasionally did it involve confrontation between party 'regulars' and their opponents. Rather, the impetus for direct nominations came from attempts within the parties to subject informal procedures to formal rules. However, it proved impossible to reform the older caucus-convention system effectively, and party elites then turned to the direct primary - a device that already had become more common in rural counties in the late nineteenth century.
The Direct Primary
The Direct Primary - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Direct Primary write by Lamar Taney Beman. This book was released on 1926. The Direct Primary available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Direct Primary
The Direct Primary - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Direct Primary write by American Academy of Political and Social Science. This book was released on 1923. The Direct Primary available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Oregon Blue Book
Oregon Blue Book - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Oregon Blue Book write by Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State. This book was released on 1895. Oregon Blue Book available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Congressional Primary Elections
Congressional Primary Elections - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Congressional Primary Elections write by Robert G. Boatright. This book was released on 2014-08-21. Congressional Primary Elections available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Congressional primaries are increasingly being blamed for polarization and gridlock in Congress. Most American states adopted congressional primaries during the first decades of the 20th century as a means of breaking the hold of political "bosses" on the nomination of candidates. Yet now, many contend that primaries have become a means by which the most dedicated party activists choose candidates unrepresentative of the electorate, and so general election voters are forced to choose between two ideologically extreme candidates. Consequently, there have been recent instances in both parties where nominees were chosen who were clearly not preferred by party leaders, and who arguably lost elections that their parties should have won. This book is the first to focus solely upon congressional primary elections, and to do so for a student readership. Boatright organizes his text around the contention that there are important differences between types of primaries, and these differences prevent us from making blanket statements about primary competition. He focuses on explanations of two sources of difference: differences in electoral structure and differences brought about by the presence or absence of an incumbent seeking reelection. The first three chapters introduce these differences, explore how they came to exist, and outline some of the strategic considerations for candidates, parties, interest groups, and voters in primary elections. The subsequent four chapters explore different types of primary elections, and the final chapter evaluates actual and proposed primary reforms. Congressional Primary Elections is the first book to provide a history and analysis of congressional primary elections and will serve as a crucial part of courses on political parties and campaigns and elections. The book gives students the tools for understanding arguments for and against the reform of primary elections and for understanding the differences between types of primaries.
