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The American Direct Primary: Party Institutionalization and Transformation in the North
Contributor(s): Ware, Alan (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521814928     ISBN-13: 9780521814928
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $85.49  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2002
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties
- Political Science | American Government - General
Dewey: 324.273
LCCN: 2002073481
Lexile Measure: 1560(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.31 lbs) 288 pages
 
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This is the first major study of the origins of direct primary elections in the U.S. since the 1920s. It rejects the widely held view that primaries resulted from a conflict between anti-party reformers and so-called party regulars. Instead, it shows that the direct primary was the result of an attempt, starting in the late 1880s, by mainstream party politicians to subject their previously informal procedures to formal rules. Politicians turned to the direct primary because it proved impossible to make effective changes to the caucus-convention system of nominating candidates.
 
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