HIST 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Hush Money, Political Action Committee, Dark Money
14 Oct 2016
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= people can vote for candidates from either party. (all candidates are on the same ballot) Superdelegates: created in the 1980s to restore role in nomination process for party elites. Can vote for any candidate, and make up 20% of voters. Can advance a candidate in a potential deadlock. Iowa and new hampshire first and second, respectively, primaries in the us. Iowa(ia) is an caucus state in the midwest, new hampshire(nh) is an open primary state in the northeast. V i c t o r i e s i n e i t h e r i a or nh help with fundraising and name recognition. The strengths of having these states get more attention is that they are small enough to the point where candidates can have intimate interactions with voters. Also, both are swing states and have fairly equal numbers of dems. , reps. , and inds. The residents enjoy the presence of the candidates.
