Reforming the Presidential nomination process / Steven S. Smith and Melanie J. Springer, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Looks at the presidential nomination process--the ways in which it is broken and how it might be fixed. Addresses the selection process: the importance--and perceived unfairness--of the earliest primaries, media coverage and public endorsements, 'superdelegates.' Evaluates public perceptions of the current process as well as possible reforms"--Provided by publisher.

Choosing presidential candidates / Steven S. Smith and Melanie J. Springer -- Rules and the ideological character of primary electorates / Gerald C. Wright -- Voter participation : records galore this time, but what about next time? / Thomas E. Patterson -- Media, endorsements, and the 2008 primaries / Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Bruce W. Hardy -- Superdelegates : reforming the reforms revisited / William G. Mayer -- Public opinion and systems for nominating presidential candidates / Melanie J. Springer and James L. Gibson -- Picking presidential nominees : time for a new regime / Larry J. Sabato -- Is this any way to pick a president? : lessons from 2008 / Thomas E. Mann -- Presidential nomination reform : legal restraints and procedural possibilities / Daniel H. Lowenstein.