Butler, Roger Lawrence,  1963- <br/><br/>
Claiming the mantle :  how presidential nominations are won and lost before the votes are cast / 
R. Lawrence Butler. 
 - Cambridge, MA :  Westview Press,  2004. 
 - x, 195 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - Dilemmas in American politics .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The sound of bubbles bursting -- The formal rules--winning delegates -- The formal rules--campaign finance -- Claiming the mantle -- The seven dwarves -- Snow White and the seven dwarves -- Clash of the titans -- Looking ahead. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0813342082 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780813342085 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004020097 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA492226  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013070523  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Presidents--Nomination.--United States<br/>Primaries--United States.<br/>Prâesidents--Investiture.--âEtats-Unis<br/>âElections primaires--âEtats-Unis.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JK522  / .B985 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>324.273/15