The Enduring Relevance of National Presidential Nominating Conventions
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Costas Panagopoulos
Costas Panagopoulos is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Electoral Politics and Democracy and the graduate program in Elections and Campaign Management at Fordham University.
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Kyle Endres
Kyle Endres is research fellow at the Center for Electoral Politics and Democracy at Fordham University and Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Government at The University of Texas at Austin.
Abstract
Some contend the relevance of presidential nominating conventions has faded in recent decades as fewer voters watch and reach voting decisions during the conventions. We evaluate these trends empirically and consider the historical evolution of conventions to argue that, while they do not garner the attention they once did, conventions can still have a consequential effect on the outcomes of presidential elections, especially in competitive cycles.
About the authors
Costas Panagopoulos is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Electoral Politics and Democracy and the graduate program in Elections and Campaign Management at Fordham University.
Kyle Endres is research fellow at the Center for Electoral Politics and Democracy at Fordham University and Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Government at The University of Texas at Austin.
©2015 by De Gruyter
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- Frontmatter
- Introduction
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- The Enduring Relevance of National Presidential Nominating Conventions
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Introduction
- Why Trump – and How Far Can He Go?
- The Enduring Relevance of National Presidential Nominating Conventions
- Fact-Checking Polarized Politics: Does The Fact-Check Industry Provide Consistent Guidance on Disputed Realities?
- Voter Turnout in Presidential Nominating Contests
- Nuclear Fallout: Investigating the Effect of Senate Procedural Reform on Judicial Nominations
- Book reviews
- Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress: The Lawmakers
- America’s Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight to Fix our Broken Healthcare System
- Artists of the Possible: Governing Networks and American Policy Change Since 1945
