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Understanding Presidential Representation: Who Does the President Represent in American Politics?

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This exploration focuses on the complex question of who the President represents in the U.S. system. It outlines the two-stage process of presidential nominations involving primaries and conventions, detailing how delegates are selected and how votes determine nominees. The role of early states in the nomination process, the impact of media and funding on candidate success, and the implications of public finance laws are examined. This discussion highlights the nuances of presidential representation across different terms and electoral dynamics.

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  1. We’ve been discussing who members of Congress represent, so now we ask…Who does the president represent???

  2. A two-stage process • Nomination • Primaries: really selecting delegates • National Nominating Conventions • General Election

  3. Presidential Nominations

  4. Nominating a presidential candidate • Delegates to the national nominating convention vote on who the nominee will be • Delegates are chosen through primaries, caucuses, and conventions

  5. All about Delegate Selection • Presidential Primary: • A state-sponsored election to select delegates to national nominating convention • Caucus: • A meeting where any affiliated voter can come and select individuals to serve as delegates in favor of a candidate • Convention: • A meeting of predetermined party officials

  6. Nominating a presidential candidate • Delegates to the national nominating convention vote on who the nominee will be • Delegates are chosen through primaries, caucuses, and conventions under different rules

  7. West Virginia • Party Convention • 18 delegates selected tomorrow • All 18 delegates awarded to candidate who wins a solid majority of the vote at the convention on one of the first three ballots.

  8. Colorado • Closed caucus • Precinct caucuses select delegates to county conventions, which select delegates to congressional district conventions, where 36 National Convention delegates will be chosen

  9. California • Closed Primary • 170 delegates • 159 allocated to the winner in each of 53 congressional districts (3 per district) • 11 allocated to winner of statewide vote • Polls close 8pm

  10. California • Open primary • 370 delegates selected • 241 allocated proportionally based on primary results in each of 53 congressional districts • 129 allocated based on statewide vote • Polls close 8:00 pm 3 delegates: CDs 20, 47 4 delegates: CDs 2, 3, 11, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 31, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 51, 52 5 delegates: CDs 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 33, 35, 36, 37, 50, 53 6 delegates: CDs 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 30

  11. Nominating a presidential candidate • Delegates to the national nominating convention vote on who the nominee will be • Dems/Reeps have different rules for selecting delegates, and select them on different days

  12. Why is the calendar important? • Why are the early states so important?

  13. Why is the calendar important? • Early states (traditionally) have determined the outcome due to… • Bandwagon effect • Media coverage • Ability to raise more money

  14. The Presidential nomination process • Advantages of Winning “The Invisible Primary” • Competition for: • media “frontrunner” status • elite endorsements (Clinton, GOP example) • money

  15. The demise of public finance • FECA Creates a voluntary subsidy for candidates who enter primary elections • All funds candidates raise in amounts of $250 or less (if they raise $5000 in 20 different states) are matched by the federal government on Jan 1 of election year • If you take the federal money, you abide by overall and state by state spending restrictions (about $44 million in 2004) No serious candidate now takes this money!

  16. So who does the president represent? His donors? His party? Part of his party? The whole electorate? Those who voted for him? Is the answer different in his second term?