Overview
- The first of its kind to provide a deep analysis of the 2020 presidential primary
- Provides a multi-layered analysis of the Democratic Primary, including party rules, party politics, campaign strategies, ideological tensions, and demographic considerations
- Incorporates Political Scientists with a range of expertise related to campaigns and elections, including state politics, race, gender, and journalism
- Focuses on major changes taking place within the presidential primary process, including shifts in conventional wisdom regarding campaign strategy, the arrangement of the primary calendar, and the nature of national party conventions
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in US Elections (PSUSE)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- 2020 Presidential Election
- US Elections
- Electoral Politics
- 2020 Democracy Primary
- 2020 Campaign
- Joe Biden
- Bernie Sanders
- Iowa Caucus
- Female political leadership
- Politics and Race
- Racial Attitudes
- Virtual Activists
- Elizabeth Warren
- Presidential Campaign
- Progressive Candidates
- Moderate Candidates
- #MeToo movement
- Virtual Party Conventions
- Kamala Harris
- Kirsten Gillibrand
About this book
This book examines the outcome, dynamics, and lessons of the 2020 Democratic Primary. The authors examine how Joe Biden separated himself from a crowded field of candidates, the role that primary rules played in this process, the influence of gender and race on the primary campaign, new developments with the Iowa Caucuses and national party conventions, and what all this could mean for the 2024 election.
Reviews
—Robert Spitzer, Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science, The State University of New York at Cortland, USA
“The 2020 primary season was unique in many ways, including the diversity of the candidates; that it took place during a pandemic; and that Democrats believed they were trying to choose the person best able to save the party and the nation from a slide into oligarchy. The authors provide varied and useful perspectives to help us understand how the 2020 primary season generated Joe Biden’s somewhat surprising candidacy.”
—Kristi Andersen, Professor Emeritus in Political Science, The Maxwell School at Syracuse University, USA
“This edition on the 2020 Democratic Primaries provides great clarity in each chapter about a very complex process. For those who want to understand continuities and change, particularly how the factional rivalries play out in the Democratic party, this book is essential. Not only does it explain the nomination process in 2020, it helps us peer around the corner to possibilities in 2024. A timely book for students wanting to know how we select the nation’s top leaders.”
—Ray LaRaja, Professor of Political Science, The University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Luke Perry is Professor of Political Science at Utica College, USA, and Director of the Utica College Center of Public Affairs and Election Research. He is the author of Mormons in American Politics; From Persecution to Power (2012), Mitt Romney, Mormonism and the 2012 Election (2014), Religious Responses to Marriage Equality (2018), and Donald Trump and the 2018 Midterm Battle for Central New York (2019).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The 2020 Democratic Primary
Book Subtitle: Key Developments, Dynamics, and Lessons for 2024
Editors: Luke Perry
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in US Elections
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75572-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75571-3Published: 09 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-75572-0Published: 08 September 2021
Series ISSN: 2731-6785
Series E-ISSN: 2731-6793
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 157
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Electoral Politics, Political Science, Governance and Government, Legislative and Executive Politics