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ERIC Number: EJ376922
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Primaries and the Presidential Nomination Process.
Squire, Peverill
Political Science Teacher, v1 n3 p7-9 Sum 1988
Examines the history of U.S. political primaries, discusses Democratic Party reforms in the presidential nomination process since 1968, and cites important generalizations about how the process works today. States that the system lessens party leader influence, giving the media power to set public expectations and declare winners and losers. (GEA)
Descriptors: Elections, Mass Media, Mass Media Effects, Political Influences, Political Issues, Politics, Social Action
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Democratic Party; Political Parties; Presidential Primaries