POLS 110 1st Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Last Lecture I. ReligionII. The mediaIII. Ch. 8 Political PartiesIV. Realignment v. DealignmentOutline of Current Lecture I. Party OrganizationII. The introduction of primariesIII. Types of primariesIV. The primary schedule Current LectureI. Party Organizationa. Parties as dominant forcesi. Control over ballot, voters, financing, nominationsb. Weakening of party organizationsi. Primary electionii. Decline in patronage- using political power to reward people for supporting youiii. Secret ballot~1920sc. Nominationsi. In early 19th century most candidates were chosen by the local and state party organizationsii. The system did not allow the public any input into the nomination process iii. Not a negative thing, because they were most qualified peopled. CaucusesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.i. Some states began using caucuses in the mid 1800s (1840s-1850s)II. The introduction of primariesa. The progressive movement in 1890-1920sb. Most but not all states moved to the primary system by 1960sIII. Types of primariesa. Closed primary: only members of the party can vote in the primaryb. Open primary: voters can choose which party primary to vote in, but they can only choose onei. Only California usesc. Blanket primary: voters can go back and forth between parties on the same ballotd. Cannot prove these systems do/do not get messed up withIV. The primary schedule a. Front loadingi. Moving of primaries towards front of the primary calendarii. Competition between states based on the perceived impact of being towards the front of the calendarb. Unofficial primaries: the process of campaign fundraising before the primary season startsi. Can a dark horse win?ii. Race to see who can raise the most money before first primaryc. Candidate-centered campaignsi. Weak parties mean focus is on candidates, not partiesii. Candidates often try to avoid explicit party labels iii. Alters the role of the public in the
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