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Primaries and Caucuses (timings of primaries (others have them on the same…
Primaries and Caucuses
timings of primaries
others have them on the same day as many others
increases the state importance
creates a regional primary
e.g Super Tuesday over 20 states
some states schedule theirs to stand alone
Iowa/new Hampshire
gives them more prominence
Iowa is the first caucus and New Hampshire the first primary
states decide when to hold them
timeframe decided by the parties
Front loading
states who schedule primaries/caucuses early to increases level of influence
Types of primary
open
anybody can vote
allow cross-over voting
big impact for Obama 2008
rep showed big support
Wisconsin democratic primary 27% were rep or independent
among democrats won 50% - 49%
among rep and ind won 63% - 34%
can lead to party crashing
closed
only registered party voters can take part
voters declare party affiliation on day of primary
anyone can register for either party
modified
like a closed primary but independent voters can take part
New Jersey
how are delegates won
proportional primaries
distributed according to the % of the vote won across the state
all democratic & most rep primaries
winner takes all primaries
whoever gets out votes takes all delegates of that state
16 states in 2008 including California, new York and Ohio
Momentum
support for certain candidates after success in
invisible primaries
early primaries
leads to
more media attention
name/face recognition
more donors
voters jumping the bandwagon
front runner status
failure to get momentum means dropping out of race