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The authors argue that the convention's primary function is not the nomination of the party standard-bearer, but the mobilization of party resources in support of a decision rendered elsewhere. They examine how these mobilization processes are coordinated through political, governmental, and media institutions--especially television.

The authors show that since the candidate is the product of primaries and caucuses, the convention's primary function involves not the nomination of the party standard-bearer, but the mobilization of party resources in support of a decision rendered elsewhere.