Money in the House campaign funds and congressional party politics
"This book provides a compelling look at how the drive to raise campaign money has come to dominate congressional party politics. Author Marian Currinder examines the rise of member-to-member and member-to-party giving as part of a broader process that encourages ambitious House members to comp...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boulder, CO :
Westview Press
c2009.
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| Colección: | Transforming American politics series (2002)
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- 5. A republican revolution in politics and money : the Gingrich era
- The Contract with America
- The 1994 Republican revolution
- The new Republican majority and institutional reform
- New majority leadership strategies
- Trouble in the ranks
- The end of the Gingrich era
- Conclusion
- Notes
- 6. Paying to play : redistributing money in the post-Gingrich era
- Democrats rev up the money machine
- Broader trends in the redistribution of campaign money
- Pursuing intrainstitutional power within a party framework
- Beyond 2000 : the Republican majority hangs on, but how long?
- Conclusion
- 7. Campaign funds and the new democratic majority
- Republican turmoil
- Democrats take the reins
- Consequences and challenges
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Acknowledgments
- Index.
- Introduction
- 1. Campaign funds and congressional party politics : an overview
- Spreading wealth the old-fashioned way
- The reform era
- The rise of leadership PACs
- The parties strike back
- The money pit
- Conclusion
- Notes
- 2. Pursuing ambition in a congressional parties framework
- Explaining House member behavior
- Intrainstititutional ambition
- Individual versus collective goals
- Promoting the party by rewarding ambition
- Combating the problem of fragmentation : battleground 2000
- Explaining party power in the House
- Conclusion
- Notes
- 3. The 1970s reform era : the money chase begins
- The rise of the seniority system
- The reform era
- Out with the old and in with the new
- Political change and the rise of entrepreneurial House members
- The money chase begins
- Conclusion
- Notes
- 4. The 1980s : new directions in campaign funding
- Party campaign strategies in the 1980s
- The resurgence of strong leaders and party cohesion
- Patterns of member-to-member giving
- Partisan politics heats up
- Conclusion
- Notes
