The Front-Loading Problem in Presidential Nominations

The Front-Loading Problem in Presidential Nominations. By William G. Mayer and Andrew E. Busch. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 2004. 226p. $49.95 cloth, $22.95 paper. The authors are right, but … Front-loading has skewed the nomination process. It has given states holding early caucuses and...

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Published in:Perspectives on Politics 2004, Vol.2 (4), p.846-847
Main Author: Wayne, Stephen J.
Format: Review
Language:English
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American Politics
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Summary:The Front-Loading Problem in Presidential Nominations. By William G. Mayer and Andrew E. Busch. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 2004. 226p. $49.95 cloth, $22.95 paper. The authors are right, but … Front-loading has skewed the nomination process. It has given states holding early caucuses and primaries an advantage. They have more influence on the final outcome, more attention from the candidates and the news media, more economic benefit from the spending of the campaigns and the organizations that cover them, and more citizen involvement and higher voting turnout.
ISSN:1537-5927
1541-0986
DOI:10.1017/S1537592704410585