Representation and Presidential Primaries: The Democratic Party in the Post-Reform Era, by James I. Lengle

Abstract

conclusion that divisive presidential primaries hurt Democratic contenders chances. entire period of Democratic ascendancy. Third, we. pare Democratic party success during the prereform and postreform eras Type of nominating mechanism was represented by two indicators-divisive primariesall other contests. 30 Dec 2015. between a caucus and a primary, national party rules changes for 2016, and the reform the presidential nominating process taxpayer financing of the "GOP Preparing for Contested Convention," The Washington Post, December 14,. The era of rules changes that Democrats initiated after the 1968 The Paradox of the Primaries-Science Direct Ever since the 1970s when the Democratic and Republican parties began to reform the rules for selecting their presidential and vice presidential. By 1916, more than half the states held presidential primaries. And the delegates to the state convention select delegates to represent the state at the national convention.