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New. Congressional primaries are increasingly being blamed for polarization and gridlock in Congress. Most American states adopted congressional primaries during the first decades of the 20th century as a means of breaking the hold of political "bosses" on the nomination of candidates. Yet now, many contend that primaries have become a means by which the most dedicated party activists choose candidates unrepresentative of the electorate, and so general election voters are forced to choose between two ideologically extreme candidates. Consequently, there have been recent instances in both parties where nominees were chosen who were clearly not preferred by party leaders, and who arguably lost elections that their parties should have won. This book is the first to focus solely upon congressional primary elections, and to do so for a student readership. Boatright organizes his text around the contention that there are important differences between types of primaries, and these…
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Congressional Primary Elections Paperback - 2014
by Robert G. Boatright
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- Title Congressional Primary Elections
- Author Robert G. Boatright
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 294
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Routledge
- Date 2014-09-12
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780415742009 / 0415742005
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 in (22.61 x 14.99 x 1.78 cm)
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- Aspects (Academic): Political
- Library of Congress subjects United States - Elections, Representative government and representation
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013049213
- Dewey Decimal Code 324.273
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