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The Primary Rules Parties, Voters, and
Presidential Nominations
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The Primary Rules Parties, Voters, and
Presidential Nominations
Sinopsis
Reflecting on 2016, it might seem that the
national parties have little control over how
the presidential nominations unfold and who
becomes their presidential candidate. Yet the
parties wield more influence than voters in
determining who prevails at the National
Conventions. Although the reforms of the late
1960s and 1970s gave rank-and-file party members
a clear voice in the selection of presidential
candidates, the parties retain influence through
their ability to set the electoral rules. Despite
this capability, party elites do not always fully
understand the consequences of the rules and
therefore often promote a system that undermines
their goals. The Primary Rules illuminates the
balance of power that the parties, states, and
voters assert on the process. By utilizing an
original, comprehensive data set that details the
electoral rules each party employed in each state
during every nomination from 1976 to 2016,
Caitlin E. Jewitt uncovers the effects of the
rules on the competitiveness of the nomination,
the number of voters who participate, and the
nomination outcomes. This reveals how the
parties exert influence over their members and
limit the impact of voters. The Primary Rules
builds on prior analyses and extends work
highlighting the role of the parties in the
invisible primary stage, as it investigates the
parties8217influence once the nominations
begin. The Primary Rules provides readers with a
clearer sense of what the rules are, how they
have changed, their consequences, and practical
guidance on how to modify the rules of the
nomination system to achieve their
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desired outcomes in future elections.
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Reflecting on 2016, it might seem that
the national parties have little control over how
the
presidential nominations unfold and who becomes
their presidential candidate. Yet the
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parties wield more influence than voters in
determining who prevails at the
National Conventions. Although the reforms of the
late 1960s and 1970s gave rank-and-file party
members a clear voice in the selection of
presidential candidates, the parties retain
influence through their ability to set the
electoral rules. Despite this capability, party
elites do not always fully understand the
consequences of the rules and therefore often
promote a system that undermines their goals.
The Primary Rules illuminates the balance of
power that the parties, states, and voters
assert on the process. By utilizing an original,
comprehensive data set that details the electoral
rules each party employed in each state during
every nomination from 1976 to 2016, Caitlin E.
Jewitt uncovers the effects of the rules on the
competitiveness of the nomination, the number of
voters who participate, and the nomination
outcomes. This reveals how the parties exert
influence over their members and limit the
impact of voters. The Primary Rules builds on
prior analyses and extends work highlighting the
role of the parties in the invisible primary
stage, as it investigates the parties8217influe
nce once the nominations begin. The Primary Rules
provides readers with a clearer sense of what
the rules are, how they have changed, their
consequences, and practical guidance on how to
modify the rules of the nomination system to
achieve their desired outcomes in future
elections.