The Best Candidate

1. Presidential selection: historical, institutional, and democratic perspectives James A. Gardner; 2. The historical development of the U.S. presidential nomination process Richard H. Pildes; 3. Constitutional law and the presidential nomination process Richard Briffault; 4. Winnowing and endorsing: separating the two distinct functions of party primaries Edward B. Foley; 5. Simplying presidential primaries Derek T. Muller; 6. The case for standardizing primary voter eligibility rules Michael R. Dimino; 7. Primary day: why presidential nominees should be chosen on a single day Eugene D. Mazo; 8. A eulogy for caucuses Sean J. Wright; 9. Floor fight: protecting the national party conventions from manipulation Michael T. Morley; 10. A better financing system? The death and possible rebirth of the presidential nomination public financing program Richard Briffault; 11. Campaign finance deregulation and the hyperpolarization of presidential nominations in the super PAC era Michael S. Kang; 12. Democratizing the presidential debates Ann M. Ravel and Charlotte Hill; 13. The impact of technology on presidential primary campaigns Anthony J. Gaughan; 14. Women and the presidency Cynthia Richie Terrell; 15. The nomination of presidential candidates by minor political parties Richard Winger; Chapter 16. Reforming the U.S. presidential nominating process: a curmudgeon's view Bradley A. Smit.