ABSTRACT

This book examines the process by which presidential nominees are selected in U.S. , describing the evolution of the presidential nomination system from its original conception of letting the voters decide to its current form in which the race is usually over before the first vote is cast.

part I

The Rules of the Game

chapter 1|8 pages

The Sound of Bubbles Bursting

chapter 2|25 pages

The Formal Rules—Winning Delegates

chapter 3|24 pages

The Formal Rules—Campaign Finance

chapter 4|38 pages

Claiming the Mantle

part II|88 pages

Playing the Game

chapter 5|26 pages

The Seven Dwarfs

chapter 6|27 pages

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

chapter 7|21 pages

Clash of the Titans

chapter 8|10 pages

Looking Ahead