The Making of the Presidential Candidates 2020

A political junkies guide to the 2020 presidential race

Based on original analysis from leading experts on presidential elections,Making of the Presidential Candidates 2020 describes all of the systematic aspects of the nomination campaign today: party rules, fundraising, media attention, voter coalitions, prospects for female candidates, and more. The contributors carefully consider the nature of modern political parties and the ways that expanded parties affect the dynamics of the campaign. The analysis is current up to the 2016 election, including a thorough examination of the most fascinating candidate of recent times: Donald Trump. The only authoritative book on the all-important nominating process,Making of the Presidential Candidates 2020 will be valuable for college courses at all levels as well as practitioners and political junkies who want to understand the fundamental forces that shape nomination campaigns in the modern era.

Jonathan Bernstein is a columnist for Bloomberg View. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1999, and was previously an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His research is in political parties, the presidency, and democracy He was co-editor ofThe Making of the Presidential Candidates 2012.



Casey B. K. Dominguez is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of San Diego. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2005. Her research specialties are congressional elections, political parties, and the presidency. Dr. Dominguez has published articles on presidential elections, the presidential honeymoon, and party involvement in congressional primaries. Her ongoing research focuses on the development of presidential war powers and on the relationships between political parties and interest groups.

1. Madame President? Female Candidates, Masculine Norms of Executive Power, and the 2020 Nomination Contest,Linda Beail, Lilly J. Goren, and Mary A. McHugh

2. Money: The Resource Race,Casey B. K. Dominguez

3. How the News Media Cover and Shape the Nomination,Kathleen Searles and Patrick Rose

4. Voter Choice in Presidential Primaries,John Sides, Michael Tesler, and Lynn Vavreck

5. Backward Looking, Future Rule-Making: How 2016 Affected the 2020 Presidential Nomination Rules ,Josh Putnam

6. The Short and Mostly Dismal History of Nomination Straw Polls,William G. Mayer

7. The Expanded Partys Influence,Jonathan Bernstein

8. Are Parties Inherently Conservative?Julia Azari

9. The System Evolves: Changes in the Presidential Selection Process, 17921824,William G. Mayer