Endorsements, Campaign Contributions, the Mass Media and the Nomination of George W. Bush in 2000

• In Event: Presidential campaigns

Brief Overview

We reconsider the role of endorsements in nomination races. We propose that campaign contributions and media attention play a larger role. And we use a continuous time-series analysis to evaluate the impact of each factor in the 2000 Bush nomination.

Authors

• Daniel Chomsky, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

• Paul D. Jorgensen, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley