Primary Elections and American Politics: The Unintended Consequences of Progressive Era Reform

Chapman Rackaway is Professor and Chair of Political Science at Radford University. His many books include The Unorthodox Presidency of Donald J. Trump (coedited with Paul Rutledge) and American Political Parties Under Pressure: Strategic Adaptations for a Changing Electorate (coedited with Laurie L. Rice). Joseph Romance is Instructor of Political Science at Grand Canyon University. His many books include The Challenge of Politics: An Introduction to Political Science, Seventh Edition (coauthored with Douglas W. Simon) and Democracy and Excellence: Concord or Conflict? (coauthored with Neal Riemer).