Rewiring Politics: Presidential Nominating Conventions in the Media Age

by Costas Panagopoulos

A century ago, national political parties' nominating conventions for U.S. presidential candidates often resembled wide-open brawls, filled with front-stage conflicts and back-room deals. Today, leagues of advisors precisely plan and carefully script these events even though their outcomes are largely preordained. Rewiring Politics offers the first in-depth exploration of the profound changes in the nominating process to focus on the role of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807132063
• ISBN13: 9780807132067
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"