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Select The Conservative Case for the Constitution, Part VIII: A Plea for the Virtue of Ecumenicalism.

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The Conservative Case for the Constitution, Part VIII: A Plea for the Virtue of Ecumenicalism.

20222,712 words Article 1330LThe purpose of this report series has been to defend the Constitution as an effective instrument of government. This is not to say we should be at all satisfied with the state of American politics. There is widespread...

Select Voters in the Early Democratic Caucuses and Primaries.

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Voters in the Early Democratic Caucuses and Primaries.

From:AEI Paper & Studies

20201,394 words Article 1190LThe electorates in the first four Democratic contests differ in important demographic respects, as the profiles of voters from 2016 entrance and exit polls show. In South Carolina, for example, 65 percent of voters in...

Select Party loyalty and exit polls: What voters are saying

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Party loyalty and exit polls: What voters are saying

From:AEI Paper & Studies

2016125 words Brief article 1350LIn the next 8 pages, we look at what voters in Republican and Democratic contests told the exit pollsters during the 2016 primary and caucus season. Here we examine historical data on one of the most important variables...

Select Looking ahead

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Looking ahead

From:AEI Paper & Studies

2012566 words Article 1390LSouth Carolina Primary (January 21, 2012) South Carolina has played a decisive role in determining the Republican nomination since 1988. In 1980, the state Republican chairman scheduled the South Carolina primary...

Select direct primary

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direct primary

Editors:E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James TrefilFrom:The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (3^rd ed.)

200220 words Brief article, Defin... 1290LAn election in which voters choose candidates to run on a party's ticket in a subsequent election for public office....

Select Robertson, Pat (1930-)

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Robertson, Pat (1930-)

From:Encyclopedia of World Biography

19981,331 words Biography 1480LBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY Marion G. "Pat" Robertson (born 1930) was a television evangelist who founded and led the Christian Broadcasting Network. In 1988 he ran for president, doing well in several primaries and caucuses...

Select What Republican primary voters said in Arizona and Michigan in 2008

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What Republican primary voters said in Arizona and Michigan in 2008

From:AEI Paper & Studies

2012343 words Brief article 1470LJohn McCain and Mitt Romney's home-state electorates in the 2008 Republican primary season looked similar in demographic terms. In 2008, McCain was thought to be the more moderate candidate, and Romney the conservative...

Select McCain, John Sidney, III (1936-)

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McCain, John Sidney, III (1936-)

From:Encyclopedia of World Biography

19981,994 words Biography 1350LBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY United States Republican Senator John S. McCain III (born 1936) truly came to the public's attention with his failed bid for the presidential primary nomination against George W. Bush in 2000. Once...

Select closed primary

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closed primary

Editors:E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James TrefilFrom:The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (3^rd ed.)

200245 words Brief article, Defin... 1160LA type of direct primary limited to registered party members, who must declare their party affiliation in order to vote. The closed primary serves to encourage party unity and prevent members of other parties from...

Select Conclusion

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Conclusion

Authors:Kevin J. Coleman, R. Sam Garrett, and Thomas H. NealeFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

20126,408 words Report 1640LThe issues discussed in this report are not the only ones affecting contemporary presidential elections. As the report and the sources cited herein suggest, presidential elections are the subject of substantial...

Select The candidates in their own words: A textual analysis of 2016 presidential primary debates

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The candidates in their own words: A textual analysis of 2016 presidential primary debates

Author:Weifeng ZhongFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

20164,286 words Article 1370LIn the 2016 election cycle, the two major parties held 20 primary debates, and the candidates spoke hundreds of thousands of words. In this paper, I turn them into "word data" and examine three characteristics of the...

Select Ready, set, go: previewing the early caucus and primary states

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Ready, set, go: previewing the early caucus and primary states

From:AEI Paper & Studies

20111,445 words Statistical data 1300LIowa Caucus (January 3, 2012) Our colleague Michael Barone began writing the Almanac of American Politics in 1972, and he has been a principal author of every biennial edition since. His knowledge of state-level...

Select Voters in the early GOP caucuses and primaries

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Voters in the early GOP caucuses and primaries

From:AEI Paper & Studies

2016949 words Report, Statistical ... 1350LThe first four Republican caucus and primary electorates differ in some important respects, as these profiles show. Fifty-six percent in the 2012 Iowa GOP caucus entrance poll were white evangelicals, compared to 21...

Select primaries

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primaries

Editors:E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James TrefilFrom:The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (3^rd ed.)

200264 words Brief article, Defin... 1220LState elections of delegates to the nominating convention that chooses a major party's presidential candidate. In some states, delegates are elected by popular vote; in other states, party caucuses or miniconventions...