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03558aam a2200445 i 4500 001 8003D6F88FC011ECBA4AA6A62FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220217010136 008 211029s2022 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021044635 020 $a 019760501X 020 $a 9780197605011 020 $a 0197605001 020 $a 9780197605004 035 $a (OCoLC)1263340543 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK2271 $b .D64 2022 082 00 $a 324.273 $2 23/eng/20211105 100 1 $a Doherty, David, $e author. 245 10 $a Small power : $b how local parties shape elections / $c David Doherty, Conor M. Dowling and Michael G. Miller. 264 1 $a New York : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2022] 300 $a xiv, 302 pages : $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "This book examines the role local party organizations play in the electoral process. It draws on dozens of in-person interviews with local party chairpersons, as well as findings from a national survey of these local elites. Part I of the book explores who leads local party organizations and what these organizations do. The findings demonstrate that these organizations play a critical role in converting citizens into politicians and supporting them as they navigate the campaign process. These efforts appear to pay dividends as candidates from a party tend to perform better in areas where the local party organization is active. Part II considers what local party chairpersons look for in a candidate, drawing on findings from an experiment included in the national survey of party chairs. The experiment asked chairs which of a pair of candidates they thought would be most likely to prevail in a primary in their area and varied an array of candidate characteristics, including their policy positions, family structures, and their purported ethnoracial identity and gender. The results offer novel insights into the attributes that elites who play a critical role in candidate recruitment see as enhancing (or degrading) an individual's electoral prospects. Throughout, the experimental evidence is bolstered by findings from the in-depth interviews with chairs"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Part 1. Local Party Organizations and the Electoral Landscape. Introduction -- Local Parties and their Leaders -- What Do Local Party Chairs Do? -- Chairs and Candidates: Recruiting and Support -- Local Parties and Election Outcomes -- Part 2. How Chairs View Candidates. Introduction to Part 2 -- Money, Commitment, and Community Ties -- Candidate Gender -- Candidate Race and Ethnicity -- Candidates' Policy Dispositions -- Small Power. 650 0 $a Political party organization $z United States. 650 0 $a Political campaigns $z United States. 650 0 $a Elections $z United States. 650 7 $a Elections. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00904324 650 7 $a Political campaigns. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069212 650 7 $a Political party organization. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01762672 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 776 08 $i Online version: $a Doherty, David. $t Small power $d New York : Oxford University Press, [2022] $z 9780197605035 $w (DLC) 2021044636 700 1 $a Dowling, Conor M., $e author. 700 1 $a Miller, Michael G., $e author. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20230517010310.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8003D6F88FC011ECBA4AA6A62FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search