Now updated with coverage of the 1996 elections, Congressional Elections is for everyone who wants to know what's involved in running for Congress. Drawing on survey results and interviews with hundreds of candidates, campaign aids, party officials, political action committee managers, and political consultants, the book explores what it takes ...
Individual donors play a critical role in financing congressional elections, accounting for more than half of all money raised in House campaigns. But significant donors (defined here as those contributing more than 200) are the least understood participants in the system. Defenders assert that contributing money to campaigns is part of a broader ...
For Congress, Voting and Elections, and Political Parties courses.Drawn from cutting-edge research by leading scholars in the field, this text focuses on the major hurdles politicians face when competing in congressional elections. The text examines candidate emergence strategy and targeting, fund-raising guidelines, negative advertising and voter ...
More than 50 years have passed since the American Political Science Association published "Toward a More Responsible Two-Party System", a controversial report that addressed the lack of national cohesion within the major parties. Although parties have changed a great deal since then, they remain a critical component of American democracy. This ...
Are American political parties on the way out? Political action committees (PACs) currently compete with parties for influence over candidates and voters; persuading a more independent and volatile electorate requires new tactics; technological innovations afford more sophisticated means to appeal for support. Many political observers express ...
For undergraduate introductory courses in American Government and Congress, and graduate courses in Legislative Processes. An insider account of how Congress works, this book contains insightful first person reminisces, from former congressional fellows and staffers, about the ins and outs and dos and don'ts of everyday life on Capitol Hill. Each ...
Multiparty Politics in America examines the roles that third parties have played in U.S. elections past and present and their prospects for the future. It presents unique and detailed coverage of the Reform, Green, and Libertarian parties' goals and campaign strategies; discusses the kinds of reforms that would help them become more viable; and ...
In the wake of Election 2000 and the Ralph Nader factor, this collection of original essays by leading political scientists examines the possibilities for and performance of minor parties in the American political system. Looking at the rise and fall of the Reform Party and the seeming upsurge in Green Party prospects, the authors present evidence ...
This edited collection of original, commissioned essays tells the important story of how interest groups and PACs from business, labor, and other activist organizations have worked with the changing rules governing lobbying and the "sea change" provided by the Republican Revolution in 1994 to try to achieve their particular goals. Containing a ...
By 1990, there were over 4000 Political Action Committees (PACs) active and visible in the USA. This study covers various perspectives of PACs - size, contribution strategies, access to Washington information networks and issues - by means of diverse case studies.
A one-of-a-kind anthology of election case studies from Campaigns & Elections magazine takes readers to the front lines of modern politics and offers a wealth of "how-to" advice for running smart and winning campaigns. This unique new collection of case studies drawn from Campaigns & Elections magazine offers 19 articles that focus on some of the ...
More than 50 years have passed since the American Political Science Association published "Toward a More Responsible Two-Party System", a controversial report that addressed the lack of national cohesion within the major parties. Although parties have changed a great deal since then, they remain a critical component of American democracy. This ...
In the wake of Election 2000 and the Ralph Nader factor, this collection of essays by political scientists examines the possibilities for and performance of minor parties in the American political system. Looking at the rise and fall of the Reform Party and the seeming upsurge in Green Party prospects, the authors present evidence and opinion ...
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