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Norman R. Williams (Willamette University, Oregon)

Who Nominates?

A History of the U.S. Presidential Nomination Process

Norman R. Williams (Willamette University, Oregon)

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Cambridge University Press
17 July 2025
Elections & referenda; Political structures: democracy; Legal history
Who Nominates? is an accessible and non-partisan examination of the presidential nomination process, untangling the byzantine web of legal rules that govern modern nomination procedures in both major political parties. Beginning with the Constitutional Convention of 1787, noted constitutional law scholar Norman R. Williams traces the evolution of party rules and state laws regarding which individuals are entrusted with the power to choose the parties' presidential nominees. Only in the 1970s were ordinary voters fully included in the process, and even today, the rules governing nominations exclude or devalue a large number of voters. Williams' analysis provides context for modern debates about the role and influence of party elites, such as the Democrats' “superdelegates,” and examines how the rules governing the process today contribute to the increasingly divisive ideological polarization of presidential contests.
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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
ISBN:   9781009471589
ISBN 10:   1009471589
Pages:   270
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Preface; Introduction; 1. The electoral college and early party nominations, 1787–1800; 2. 'King Caucus,' the state legislative caucus, and the first national party conventions, 1804–1832; 3. The state convention and party bosses, 1836–1964; 4. Early primary elections; 5. The African-American franchise; 6. 1968; 7. Party reform, democratization, and the rise of the binding presidential primary; 8. Democracy deficits: exclusion and malapportionment; 9. The superdelegates; Conclusion.

Norman R. Williams is the Peterson Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Constitutional Government at Willamette University College of Law. The Center for Constitutional Government is a non-partisan, inter-disciplinary center for the study of how the institutional design of our governmental structures shapes both public policy prescriptions and the political environment. Professor Williams is also the author of Constructing a Democracy (2023).

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