POLI 3116 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Campaign Finance, Election 2, Winnowing
11 Dec 2018
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Nominating process, rules are set 4 years in advance, states set eligibility requirements for delegates, number of delegates are chosen by amount of people in congress , much different than democrats, how delegates are chosen in each state: Some rely on both to choose delegates: rules also determine the proceedings in convention. Always a fight over them: rule 16c - proposed rule that said a candidates name cannot be entered unless the candidate has named his vice presidential choice. These kinds of rules can consume nominations: timing of when delegates are selected, most recent - moving california primary to march 20th. Iowa caucus, new hampshire primary, nevada primary and caucus, Fee: certain number of petition signatures, campaigning, rationale. Themes: central role of states in the process, every state has different rules, democratization of process, old style: party elite bargaining process. Small group of people that know each other.
