Cooperating Factions - A Network Analysis of Party Divisions in U.s. Presidential Nominations

Popular accounts of presidential nomination politics in the United States focus on factions, lanes, or even a civil war within the party. This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors and the apparent long-standing divisions within each party.

List of contents

1. Presidential nominations in intra-party conflict; 2. Party factions; 3. Endorser networks; 4. Establishment and factions in the parties; 5. Lanes; 6. Legislators; 7. Implications; References.

Summary

Popular accounts of presidential nomination politics in the United States focus on factions, lanes, or even a civil war within the party. This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors and the apparent long-standing divisions within each party.

Product details

• Authors: Rachel M. Blum, Rachel M. (University of Oklahoma) Noel Blum, Hans C. Noel
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2024
• EAN: 9781009495639
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0949563-9
• No. of pages: 108
• Series: Elements in American Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Political science & theory, Social networking, Social media / social networking, Political science and theory, Political parties and party platforms