Rules and Politics of American Primaries

Andrew E. Busch is Crown Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College, where he serves as director of the Rose Institute of State and Local Government.

• IntroductionPart One Foundations of the Presidential Nominating SystemChapter 1 Historical OverviewChapter 2 How Caucuses WorkChapter 3 How Primaries WorkChapter 4 Open vs. Closed PrimariesChapter 5 The Nomination CalendarChapter 6 The Importance of Iowa, New Hampshire, and Other Early ContestsChapter 7 Candidate Debates During the Primary SeasonChapter 8 Campaign FinanceChapter 9 Voting BehaviorChapter 10 Methods of Awarding DelegatesChapter 11 Delegate Selection, Rights, and ResponsibilitiesChapter 12 The Party ConventionsChapter 13 National Primaries and Other Proposed ReformsChapter 14 Third-Party Presidential NominationsPart Two State-by-State GuideAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingU.S. Territories and Americans AbroadAmerican SamoaDemocrats AbroadGuamNorthern Mariana IslandsPuerto RicoU.S. Virgin IslandsAppendix: 2020 Primary, Caucus, and National Convention CalendarIndex

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