Jonathan Bernstein is a columnist for Bloomberg View. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1999, and was previously an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His research is in political parties, the presidency, and democracy He was co-editor of The Making of the Presidential Candidates 2012.Casey B. K. Dominguez is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of San Diego. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2005. Her research specialties are congressional elections, political parties, and the presidency.

• Chapter 1. How Voters Choose Candidates in Presidential Primariesby John Sides, Chris Tausanovitch, Michael Tesler, and Lynn VavreckChapter 2. Nevada mattered and other stories of party influence and contingency from the 2020 cycleby Jonathan BernsteinChapter 3. Weak parties, strong partisanshipby Julia R. AzariChapter 4. Polling in Presidential Primaries: What We’ve Seen, and What We Can Expectby Natalie JacksonChapter 5. Iowa Dethroned: Diversifying the 2024 Democratic Nomination Calendarby Caitlin JewittChapter 6. The South Carolina Presidential Primary: The New Colossus in the Presidential Nomination Processby William G. MayerChapter 7. How Gender Shapes Presidential Primary Campaigns and Electionsby Meredith Conroy and Ciera HammondChapter 8. Where are the Candidates Visiting? Exploring Electioneering in the Nominating Contestsby Jay Wendland