The Party Contemplates: How Party Leaders Thought About Obama and Clinton in the 2008 Nomination Contest

• In Event: State and Local Parties in the U.S.

Brief Overview

THE PARTY DECIDES argues that party leaders evaluate potential nominees in a long running national conversation. Using media coverage, endorsements, and campaign finance data, I examine that conversation in the 2008 Democratic nomination contest.

Author

• Brian K Arbour, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice