For Better or Worse?
How Political Consultants are Changing Elections in the United States
1st Edition
Published on 1. February 2012
306 pages
978-0-7914-8532-3 (ISBN)
Description
Investigates the effects of political consultants on American democracy.
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David A. Dulio
For Better or Worse?
How Political Consultants are Changing Elections in the United States
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03/2004
State University of New York Press
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David A. Dulio
For Better or Worse?
How Political Consultants are Changing Elections in the United States
Book
03/2004
State University of New York Press
€36.00
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David A. Dulio is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Oakland University. He is the coeditor (with James A. Thurber and Candice J. Nelson) of Crowded Airwaves: Campaign Advertising in Elections and (with Candice J. Nelson and Stephen K. Medvic) of Shades of Gray: Perspectives on Campaign Ethics.
Content
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Consultants Enter the Electioneering Mix
3. Who are these Guys Anyway?
4. Electoral Connections: Consultants, Candidates, Voters, and the Press
5. Party Favors?: Have Consultants Replaced Political Parties?
6. Consultants' Effects on Candidate Fund-raising and Electoral Success
7. For Better or Worse--What Hath the Consultants Wrought?
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index
List of Tables
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Consultants Enter the Electioneering Mix
3. Who are these Guys Anyway?
4. Electoral Connections: Consultants, Candidates, Voters, and the Press
5. Party Favors?: Have Consultants Replaced Political Parties?
6. Consultants' Effects on Candidate Fund-raising and Electoral Success
7. For Better or Worse--What Hath the Consultants Wrought?
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index
