{"product_id":"primary-politics-everything-you-need-to-know-about-how-america-nominates-its-presidential-candidates-paperback","title":"Primary Politics: Everything You Need to Know about How America Nominates Its Presidential Candidates - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElaine C. Kamarck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 presidential primaries are on the horizon and this fourth edition of Elaine Kamarck's \u003ci\u003ePrimary Politics\u003c\/i\u003e will be there to help make sense of them. Updated to include the 2020 election, it will once again be the guide to understanding the modern nominating system that gave the American electorate a choice between Donald Trump and Joe Biden\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePrimary Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, political insider Elaine Kamarck explains how the presidential nomination process became the often baffling system we have today, including the \"robot rule.\" Her focus is the largely untold story of how presidential candidates since the early 1970s have sought to alter the rules in their favor and how their failures and successes have led to even more change. She describes how candidates have sought to manipulate the sequencing of primaries to their advantage and how Iowa and New Hampshire came to dominate the system. She analyzes the rules that are used to translate votes into delegates, paying special attention to the Democrats' twenty-year fight over proportional representation and some of its arcana.\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on meticulous research, interviews with key figures in both parties, and years of experience, this book explores one of the most important questions in American politics--how we narrow the list of presidential candidates every four years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElaine C . Kamarck\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior fellow in Governance Studies and director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution. She is also a lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Kamarck is an expert on American electoral politics, government innovation, and government reform in the United States and developing countries. Her previous books include \u003ci\u003eWhy Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow Change Happens--or Doesn't: The Politics of U.S. Public Policy.\u003c\/i\u003e She served in the Clinton-Gore White House from 1993 to 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53052767731936,"sku":"9780815740506","price":47.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/vjD6RxtDv89780815740506.webp?v=1781284401","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/primary-politics-everything-you-need-to-know-about-how-america-nominates-its-presidential-candidates-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}