The pressures of contemporary electioneering force political professionals into "campaign mode"—a state of mind that merges a visceral drive to win elections with a deep-seated habit
This book analyzes the different roles that interest groups play in congressional elections, with supporting material from interviews with Washington insiders.
Dancing without Partners intensively analyzes the relationships among candidates, political parties, and interest groups under the BCRA's new regulations in the 2004 election cycle in five battlegroun
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, popularly known as McCain-Feingold after its cosponsors, sought to reform campaign financing by limiting political party soft money and corporate or labor f
The level of discourse in campaigns and elections ideally should elevate citizens' knowledge about the candidates and the issues that face the polity. But elections today are often beset by negative c
