Title Reforming the presidential nominating process : front-loading's consequences and the national primary solution / Lisa K. Parshall

Published New York : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource Series Routledge research in American politics and governance Routledge research in American politics and governance. Contents Cover; Half Title; Book Title; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Myth of Full, Timely, and Equal Participation in the Presidential Nominating Process; Chapter Overview; Notes; References; 1 The Path to the Contemporary Nominating Process; The History of the Presidential Nominating Process; Post-1968 Nominating Reforms: Establishing a Right to Effective Participation; The Rise of Front-Loading and the Iowa and New Hampshire Juggernaut; The Invisible Primary and Party Control; Notes; References 2 The 2008 Nominations: Déjá Vu All Over AgainState Compliance and the Shaping of the 2008 Calendar; The Democratic Nomination; The Republican Nomination; 2008 and Lessons for Reform; Notes; References; 3 The 2012 Nominations: Reverting to Script; State Compliance and the Shaping of the 2012 Calendar; The Republican Nomination; The Year 2012 and Lessons for Reform; Notes; References; 4 The 2016 Nominations: The Same Old Story with Unexpected Twists; State Compliance and the Shaping of the 2016 Calendar; The 2016 Democratic Nomination; The Republican Nomination The Year 2016 and Lessons for ReformDoes (Should) the Party Decide?; The Future of Nomination Reform: Beyond 2020; Notes; References; 5 The Inequalities and Ambiguities of Party Membership; The Ambiguities of Party Membership; State Regulation of Party Membership and Participation; State Laws Impacting Party Membership; Disparate Mechanisms of Choice: Primaries versus Caucuses; The Time of Choice: Temporal Relevancy and Informational Asymmetries; Judicial Recognition of Party Membership and Associational Rights; Notes; References; 6 Framing a Rights-Based Argument for Party Members' Rights Finding Grounds for a Constitutional ChallengeThe Associational Rights of the Party: More than the Sum of its Parts?; Recent Challenges to State Nominating Systems; Rights-Oriented Approaches and Fundamental Fairness; Notes; References; 7 The National Primary Solution; The History of the National Primary; Federal Legislative Proposals for a National Primary; Alternative Reform Plans; The National Primary: Addressing the Taproot of the Problem; Is the Time Right to Reconsider the National Primary?; Notes; References; Index Summary The 2020 presidential selection process is already underway. As the political parties finalize their nominating rules and the states jostle for an advantageous contest date, potential challengers are being identified and sized up by party insiders. Once again, media and popular attention will be disproportionately focused on the candidates' performance in the first and earliest of the state nominating contests?and on how quickly the sequence of primaries and caucuses winnows the field and identifies the presumptive nominees. But what are the implications of a sequential and front-loaded nominating calendar that gives some voters outsized influence while leaving many others with a constrained choice?or no choice?in the selection of their party's presidential nominee?Reforming the Presidential Nominating Process: Front-Loading's Consequences and the National Primary Solution critiques the contemporary nominating process from the perspective of voters and their right to effectively participate in their parties' selection of a presidential nominee. Employing both a common-sense and legal, rights-based framework to invite a constitutionally grounded conversation on the legitimacy of the current presidential nominating process, Lisa K. Parshall argues that timing of participation in the nomination goes hand-in-hand with the right to choose a candidate and the fairest way to restore the promise of meaningful and timely participation for all voters is by adopting a same-day national primary. Viewed from the party membership perspective, this work illuminates the fundamental interests at stake that should be considered in any potential reform of the presidential nominating system Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject Presidents -- United States -- Nomination. Primaries -- United States Political parties -- United States. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General. Political parties Presidents -- Nomination Primaries United States Form Electronic book LC no. 2019719193 ISBN 9781315308425 1315308428 9781315308418 131530841X 9781315308401 1315308401 9781315308432 1315308436

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