Showing papers on "Nomination published in 1973"
TL;DR: The Republican mayor of New York City, John Lindsay, becomes a Democrat and two ambitious young Republicans in the House of Representatives, Ogden Reid and Donald Riegle of Michigan, do likewise.
Abstract: The Republican mayor of New York City, John Lindsay, becomes a Democrat. Two ambitious young Republicans in the House of Representatives, Ogden Reid of New York and Donald Riegle of Michigan, do likewise. A former Democratic governor and prospective presidential candidate, John Connally, becomes a Republican. Another former Democratic governor, Mills Godwin of Virginia, leaves his party and accepts the Republican nomination for that same office. Meanwhile, two states of the once-solid Democratic South, Tennessee and Virginia, elect a majority of Republicans in their delegations to the House of Representatives. And four states of the former Republican heartland of the upper Midwest-South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin-send to the Senate eight Democrats and not a single Republican. What does it all mean? Political scientists and journalists have been speculating for a decade that a major realignment of the American two-party system may be taking place. Every presidential election during that period
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TL;DR: The meaning of candidate availability, bargaining among political leaders, and national popularity have been prominent concepts in descriptions of the presidential election process as discussed by the authors. But the meaning of these concepts has been vague and attempts to operationalize them have been rare.
Abstract: Despite the importance of the presidency, few attempts have been made to analyze systematically the American presidential nomination process. Candidate availability, bargaining among political leaders, and national popularity have been prominent concepts in descriptions of the nomination process. But the meaning of these concepts has been vague and attempts to operationalize them have been rare. During the last 15 years, the trend has been for political scientists to argue that the support of influential party leaders is
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