Download or read book The Financiers of Congressional Elections written by Peter L. Francia and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 pattern of civic involvement and is free speech that gives a voice to various interests. Detractors argue that these contributions are undemocratic, enabling wealthy citizens to overwhelm the voices of the many and to promote narrow business and policy interests. These divergent assessments were raised in connection with the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 and continue to characterize the debate over campaign finance reform. So who really contributes and why? How much and to how many candidates? What are the strategies used by political campaigns to elicit contributions and how do the views of significant donors impact the campaign-finance system? What do donors think about campaign-finance reform? This book investigates these vital questions, describing the influence of congressional financiers in American politics.
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Download or read book Public Financing of Congressional Elections written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Money Elections And Democracy written by Margaret Latus Nugent and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-10 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is concerned with how the system of congressional campaign financing and proposals for its reform affect key values. It focuses on specific problems with the sources of campaign funds, undesirable consequences of the campaign finance system, and difficulties with reforming the system.
Download or read book Money in Congressional Elections written by Gary C. Jacobson and published by . This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents a wealth of data to examine the effect of money on Congressional elections.
Download or read book Congressional Elections written by Paul S. Herrnson and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Herrnson's popular book argues that successful candidates run two campaigns: one for votes, the other for resources. Using campaign finance data, original survey research, and hundreds of interviews with candidates and political insiders, Congressional Elections looks at how this dual strategy affects who wins and, ultimately, the entire electoral system. The Eighth Edition, now with now with noted scholar Costas Panagopoulos joining as co-author, considers the full impact of recent trends in social media, campaign finance, the role of outside groups, and new voting processes on candidate, party, and voter mobilization tactics.
Download or read book Public Financing of Congressional Elections written by R. Sam Garrett and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews past proposals for and debate over congressional public financing. It also discusses experiences with the presidential and state public financing systems. Finally, the book offers potential considerations for Congress in devising a public financing system for its elections if it chooses to do so.
Download or read book The Money Chase written by David B. Magleby and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The amount of money needed to run a competitive congressional campaign is staggering, with special interests playing a central role in raising these funds. Also of concern is the declining competitiveness of House elections. And while recognition of the need to reform campaign financing is widespread, partisan and House/Senate differences over what these changes should be have complicated legislative efforts. Almost $450 million was spent in both the 1986 and 1988 congressional campaigns, much of it coming from wealthy contributors and political action committees (PACs). Increasing criticism of the current system will undoubtedly force Congress to keep campaign finance reform on it's legislative agenda. Using public opinion, election and campaign spending data, extensive interviews, and a knowledge of practical politics, Magleby and Nelson examine the central issues in the campaign financing debate: the cost of congressional campaigns, financial participation by the political parties and PACs, existing and proposed limits on contributions and expenditures, public financing, and the role of the Federal Election Commission. They propose a comprehensive package of reforms that will undoubtedly serve as a guide for future legislation.
Download or read book Congressional Elections written by Paul S. Herrnson and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in Washington author Paul Herrnson combines top-notch research with real-world politics as he argues that successful candidates run two campaigns: one for votes, the other for resources. Using campaign finance data, original survey research, and hundreds of interviews with candidates and political insiders, Herrnson looks at how this dual strategy affects who wins and how it ultimately shapes the entire electoral system. The Seventh Edition considers the impact of the Internet and social media on campaigning; the growing influence of interest groups in the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling; and the influence of new voting methods on candidate, party, and voter mobilization tactics.
Download or read book Self Financed Candidates in Congressional Elections written by Jennifer A. Steen and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2009-09-08 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are our elections for sale? Americans have long asked this question in the face of skyrocketing campaign spending by candidates and parties. Then, in the 1990s, came a wave of wealthy individuals whose deep pockets seemed to be buying political offices across the country. Our worst suspicions were confirmed. Or were they? What effect do self-financers really have on electoral outcomes? Jennifer Steen's authoritative empirical study of self-financed candidates is a landmark in American politics. Steen thoroughly dispels the notion that self-funded candidates can buy legislative seats, proving that the vast majority of self-financers do not win their elections. Her book gives us a truer understanding of self-financers' actual influence on campaign competition and rhetoric. Jennifer A. Steen is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Boston College and a former political consultant. She is one of the nation's leading authorities on self-financed candidates.
Download or read book Public Financing of Congressional Elections written by Joseph E. Cantor and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Financiers of Congressional Elections written by Peter L. Francia and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2003-11-26 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 pattern of civic involvement and is free speech that gives a voice to various interests. Detractors argue that these contributions are undemocratic, enabling wealthy citizens to overwhelm the voices of the many and to promote narrow business and policy interests. These divergent assessments were raised in connection with the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 and continue to characterize the debate over campaign finance reform. So who really contributes and why? How much and to how many candidates? What are the strategies used by political campaigns to elicit contributions and how do the views of significant donors impact the campaign-finance system? What do donors think about campaign-finance reform? This book investigates these vital questions, describing the influence of congressional financiers in American politics.
Download or read book Public Financing of Congressional Elections written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Money in Congressional Elections written by Gary C. Jacobson and published by . This book was released on with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Political Action Committees PACs written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Center for Responsive Politics in Washington, D.C. presents information about political action committees (PACs) and their activities in the last two election cycles. The center lists campaign contributions by PACs and donations to PACs. Users can find details on specific PACs by using a keyword search.
Download or read book Money and Politics written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Open Secrets written by Larry Makinson and published by Cq Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 1348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who paid for the extraordinary 1994 congressional elections? Researchers at the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics identified and catalogued the sources of nearly 1 million congressional campaign contributions -- from PACs, corporations, and individuals -- to show where the money came from and where it went.Included in this rich reference are campaign finance profiles of all 535 members of Congress and each of the 37 standing committees of the House and Senate. More than 2,000 charts and graphs illustrate the patterns behind the campaign dollars.
