When Parties Change Their Rules: Why State Parties Make Nomination Contests More Open or More Closed

• In Event: Political Parties and Presidential Nominations

Brief Overview

We look at features of the previous nomination, including competitiveness, turnout, and whether the winner went on to become the nominee as factors that may affect whether a state opened or closed its contest.

Authors

• Caitlin Elizabeth Jewitt, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Seth E. Masket, University of Denver