Boosting State Economies: The Caucus-Convention vs. the Primary

Tom W. Rice; Patrick J. Kenney

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Boosting State Economies: The Caucus-Convention vs. the Primary

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Boosting State Economies: The Caucus-Convention vs. the Primary

Tom W. Rice and Patrick J. Kenney

Presidential studies quarterly, Vol.14(3), pp.357-360

07/01/1984

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Abstract

Candidate and media spending during the presidential nomination process can amount to a substantial windfall for state economies. Yet states seem to be almost unaware of this potential economic boost. For instance, states appear to choose their means of selecting presidential convention delegates - either by the caucus-convention or primary procedure - without consideration of economic maximization. Our study suggests that states are not acting economically rational in ignoring this choice. We find that the primary selection procedure brings substantially more money into state economies even after controlling for state size, temporal order to the selection processes, and the number of active candidates.

Political Parties

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Title: Subtitle: Boosting State Economies: The Caucus-Convention vs. the Primary
Creators: Tom W. Rice
Patrick J. Kenney
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Presidential studies quarterly, Vol.14(3), pp.357-360
Publisher: Center for the Study of the Presidency
ISSN: 0360-4918
eISSN: 1741-5705
Language: English
Date published: 07/01/1984
Academic Unit: Political Science
Record Identifier: 9983989295902771

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