This timely book . . . is recommended for academic and larger public libraries.

Library Journal

Bill Mayer and his able collaborators have provided an insightful road map for the 2004 election. If the process by which America elects its presidents seems confusing, this book will help demystify things. It is both perceptive and readable, with good historical perspective. First rate in all respects.

Dan Balz, Washington Post

Fresh and thoughtful. . . . Anyone seriously interested in learning about U.S. presidential nominations, whether scholar or undergraduate, would do well to start with this book.

John Zaller, University of California, Los Angeles

This book confirms William G. Mayer's standing as the nation's leading academic authority on the path to power that we know as the presidential nomination process. As in each of the previous volumes in this indispensable series, Mayer has assembled a set of uniquely insightful essays. Together, they provide an unparalled overview of the process as a whole and the best available roadmap for how the nominating struggle is likely to unfold for 2004.

Ralph Whitehead, Jr., University of Massachusetts

Should be required reading at every school that purports to teach journalism.

Baltimore Sun

For specialists in political science and presidential elections, these articles can provide helpful context for understanding how candidates campaign and the institutional obstacles that they encounter in so doing.

Politican Studies Review