Rise of the West in Presidential Elections.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (176 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. The Ascendancy of the West in National Politics -- 2. Finding the West in a Western Primary -- 3. The 2008 Presidential Nomination Calendar -- 4. Lessons from the 1988 Southern Regional Primary -- 5. Voter Decision Making on the Heels of Iowa and New Hampshire -- 6. Moving the Conversation West -- 7. The Effects of Moving Up Western States' -- 8. America's New Swing Region -- Transcript: Western Presidential Primary Symposium -- References -- Contributors -- Index.