1st Edition

Battle for Congress Iraq, Scandal, and Campaign Finance in the 2006 Election

264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

Just in time for the coming election year, this book looks at the changing of the guard in 2006 and speculates on where the system may be heading in 2008. It provides an in-depth examination of the ways in which candidates, interest groups, and parties perceived their opportunities and allocated their campaign resources during the midterm elections. The role of money, which was influenced by... Read more
Chapter 1: Issues and Campaign Finance in the Battle for Control of Congress David B. Magleby and Kelly D. Patterson Chapter 2: Rules of Engagement: BCRA and Unanswered Questions David B. Magleby and Kelly D. Patterson

Biography

David B. Magleby is distinguished professor of political science, senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, and dean of the College of Family Home and Social Sciences at Brigham Young University. Kelly D. Patterson is director of the Center for the Study of Elections Democ>racy and former chair of the Department of Political Science at Brigham Young University. He is a former congressional fellow with the American Political Sci>ence Association.