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The Invisible Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections: Party Activists and Political Aggregation from 2004 to 2012

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Why Contested Primaries May Not Be Divisive Primaries

    • Andrew Dowdle, Scott Limbocker, Song Yang, Karen Sebold, Patrick A. Stewart
    Pages 1-15
  3. Refining (and Redefining) the Party

    • Andrew Dowdle, Scott Limbocker, Song Yang, Karen Sebold, Patrick A. Stewart
    Pages 16-36
  4. Multiple Donors and the Party as a Network

    • Andrew Dowdle, Scott Limbocker, Song Yang, Karen Sebold, Patrick A. Stewart
    Pages 37-52
  5. Multiple Donor Networks Begin to Shed Light on the Nomination Process: The 2004 Democratic Nomination Process

    • Andrew Dowdle, Scott Limbocker, Song Yang, Karen Sebold, Patrick A. Stewart
    Pages 53-66
  6. A Tale of Two Networks: The 2008 Nomination Process

    • Andrew Dowdle, Scott Limbocker, Song Yang, Karen Sebold, Patrick A. Stewart
    Pages 67-87
  7. A “Not-Romney” Explanation: The 2012 Republican Nomination Process

    • Andrew Dowdle, Scott Limbocker, Song Yang, Karen Sebold, Patrick A. Stewart
    Pages 88-98
  8. Multiple Donors and Their Place in the Partisan Universe

    • Andrew Dowdle, Scott Limbocker, Song Yang, Karen Sebold, Patrick A. Stewart
    Pages 99-109
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 110-143

About this book

This book looks at networks of individual donors during early stages of presidential primary electons to determine party unity. It directly challenges the commonly-held perception that a "divisive" primary is a problem for the political party in the general election.

Reviews

"Invisible Hands challenges the conventional wisdom regarding the effects that the nomination season has on a party's chances in the fall campaign in presidential elections. Dowdle and his colleagues combine a fresh approach, a wealth of unique data and sophisticated analysis to show that contested primaries may actually benefit the party and its candidate in the general election. This book is well written, and is a must read for any serious student of presidential campaigns and elections, political parties, and campaign finance." - Jody Baumgartner, Associate Professor, East Carolina University, USA

"The authors of this volume look to make a major contribution to our understanding of the potential impact of presidential nomination campaigns - mainly why it is that current measures of divisive primaries fail to predict the performance of the party's candidate in the general election. They address this puzzle in their book and they do so in a well-written, methodical, and creative manner. A solid piece of research for political scientists as well as students of politics." - Audrey Haynes, Associate Professor, University of Georgia, USA

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Arkansas, USA

    Andrew Dowdle, Song Yang, Karen Sebold, Patrick A. Stewart

  • Vanderbilt University, USA

    Scott Limbocker

About the authors

Andrew Dowdle is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Arkansas, USA.
Scott Limbocker is a PhD student in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University, USA.
Song Yang is Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Arkansas, USA.
Karen Sebold is a Visiting Professor of Political Science at the University of Arkansas, USA.
Patrick A. Stewart is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Arkansas, USA.


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