Making Of The Presidential Candidates (2008) Book

Preface     ix
The Invisible Primary in Presidential Nominations, 1980-2004   Marty Cohen   David Karol   Hans Noel   John Zaller     1
The Reemergence of the Iowa Caucuses: A New Trend, an Aberration, or a Useful Reminder?   Andrew E. Busch     39
How Television Covers the Presidential Nomination Process   Stephen J. Farnsworth   S. Robert Lichter     75
Television Advertising during the Presidential Nomination Season   Travis N. Ridout     99
African American Voters and the Presidential Nomination Process   Vincent L. Hutchings   LaFleur Stephens     119
Presidential Nomination Finance in the Post-BCRA Era   David B. Magleby   William G. Mayer     141
Voting in Presidential Primaries: What We Can Learn from Three Decades of Exit Polling   William G. Mayer     169
What the Founders Intended: Another Look at the Origins of the American Presidential Selection Process   William G. Mayer     203
Index     235
About the Contributors     245