Presidential nominations in the United States can sometimes seem like a media circus, over-
hyped and overly speculative. Even informed citizens might be tempted to tune them out. Yet …

Seeks to understand and explain the behavior of party elites during the 2008 Democratic
Party presidential race. What is the dominant force in presidential nomination campaigns …

The surprise outcome of the 2016 presidential election continues to raise more questions as
experts grapple with the evidence for why most prognosticators considered a Hillary Clinton …

Every state wants to be “the” state that selects the next president. Every state wants the
attention of the presidential candidates and wants its voters to have a say in the presidential …

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Santa Barbara Policy, Valence, and Identity: Voter
Decisionmaking in Primaries and Non-Partisan Electio Page 1 UNIVERSITY OF …

Although it began with two messier election cycles in 1972 and 1976, the contemporary
presidential nomination system of binding delegates in public voting contests evinced …

Reforming the Presidential Primary System: The Voter Turnout Initiative Page 1 Reforming the
Presidential Primary System: The Voter Turnout Initiative Heather Frederick, Slippery Rock …

This thesis qualitatively examines the personal career outcomes of major presidential
primary candidates from 1976-2008. It argues that the primary process fundamentally …

The argument in this project is that a candidate's expected political positions can be inferred
from the different elements of the candidate's social group-based identity. It is distinguished …