Electing Congress
New Rules for an Old Game
Published on 18. April 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-13-243867-4 (ISBN)
Description
This volume is part of the Real Politics series and is appropriate for our courses in Congress, Elections, and as a supplementary text in American Government.
This book communicates how the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)has changed the playing field for congressional elections in some ways, and in other ways how it has not, as well as how it will affect future congressional elections.
This book communicates how the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)has changed the playing field for congressional elections in some ways, and in other ways how it has not, as well as how it will affect future congressional elections.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-243867-4 (9780132438674)
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Content
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
David B. Magleby, J. Quin Monson, and Kelly D. Patterson, Brigham Young University
CHAPTER 2
MONEY, MODERATION, AND MOBILIZATION IN THE 2004 COLORADO SENATE RACE: A BLUEPRINT FOR DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS IN RED STATES
Kyle Saunders and Robert Duffy, Colorado State University
CHAPTER 3
THE SOUTHERN TICKET-SPLITTER SHALL RISE AGAIN: THE 2004 NORTH CAROLINA SENATE CAMPAIGN
Steven Greene, North Carolina State University and Eric Heberlig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
CHAPTER 4
THE NATIONALIZATION OF LOCAL POLITICS: THE SOUTH DAKOTA U.S. SENATE RACE
Elizabeth Theiss Smith and Richard Braunstein, University of South Dakota
CHAPTER 5
DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN: THE 2004 KANSAS THIRD DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL RACE
Allan J. Cigler, University of Kansas
CHAPTER 6
WHY CONTEXT MATTERS: THE PENNSYLVANIA THIRTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RACE
Robin Kolodny, Sandra Suarez, and Justin Gollob, Temple University
CHAPTER 7
A TEXAS TUSSLE: THE FROST-SESSIONS BATTLE IN THE THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT
J. Matthew Wilson, Southern Methodist University
CHAPTER 8
LOOKING BACK TO SEE WHERE WE ARE GOING
David B. Magleby, J. Quin Monson, and Kelly D. Patterson, Brigham Young University
APPENDIX A: INTERVIEWS BY CSED RESEARCHERS
INDEX 151
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
David B. Magleby, J. Quin Monson, and Kelly D. Patterson, Brigham Young University
CHAPTER 2
MONEY, MODERATION, AND MOBILIZATION IN THE 2004 COLORADO SENATE RACE: A BLUEPRINT FOR DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS IN RED STATES
Kyle Saunders and Robert Duffy, Colorado State University
CHAPTER 3
THE SOUTHERN TICKET-SPLITTER SHALL RISE AGAIN: THE 2004 NORTH CAROLINA SENATE CAMPAIGN
Steven Greene, North Carolina State University and Eric Heberlig, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
CHAPTER 4
THE NATIONALIZATION OF LOCAL POLITICS: THE SOUTH DAKOTA U.S. SENATE RACE
Elizabeth Theiss Smith and Richard Braunstein, University of South Dakota
CHAPTER 5
DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN: THE 2004 KANSAS THIRD DISTRICT CONGRESSIONAL RACE
Allan J. Cigler, University of Kansas
CHAPTER 6
WHY CONTEXT MATTERS: THE PENNSYLVANIA THIRTEENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RACE
Robin Kolodny, Sandra Suarez, and Justin Gollob, Temple University
CHAPTER 7
A TEXAS TUSSLE: THE FROST-SESSIONS BATTLE IN THE THIRTY-SECOND DISTRICT
J. Matthew Wilson, Southern Methodist University
CHAPTER 8
LOOKING BACK TO SEE WHERE WE ARE GOING
David B. Magleby, J. Quin Monson, and Kelly D. Patterson, Brigham Young University
APPENDIX A: INTERVIEWS BY CSED RESEARCHERS
INDEX 151