Nevada is an important early nominating state, and the Edwards campaign for the presidential nomination had been courting the robust labor movement there in hopes of making a strong showing in its caucuses, which are scheduled between the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary.
It was one of many meetings that Mrs. Clinton has recently held to discuss her White House aspirations with officials from New York and from important presidential nominating states.
In 1983, the political scientist Nelson Polsby published an influential treatise, "Consequences of Party Reform," in which he argued that the reforms were crippling political parties by transferring power over the party's most important function — nominating a Presidential candidate — to an unholy alliance of the press and media-savvy candidates.
While the most important cue nominated at 3 months is not necessarily the same as that nominated at baseline, the change in the average level of the most important cue may reflect a significant treatment effect.
"It's important to nominate and extend a prominent figure like him," said Michael Green, a former Asia adviser in the George W. Bush administration.
Democratic women are 11 points more likely than men to say it is most important to nominate a candidate with the best chance of defeating Trump, reflecting their continuing animosity toward the president.
Trump has appointed unqualified cronies to important posts Bush nominated his White House counsel, who had never been a judge, to the Supreme Court.
I kind of feel that yes, it's important to nominate a Supreme Court that will ensure the rights of gay human beings, and women over their own bodies, and yes I also think the next administration can nominate a Supreme Court that says such legislation can be voted down by Congress or just changed by a different group of judges.
