Congressional parties, institutional ambition, and the financing of majority control /

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Close competition for majority party control of the U.S. House of Representatives has transformed the congressional parties from legislative coalitions into partisan fundraising machines. With the need for ever increasing sums of money to fuel the ongoing campaign for majority control, both Republic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heberlig, Eric S., 1970-
Otros Autores: Larson, Bruce A., 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2012.
Temas:
Campaign funds > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
Campaign funds
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Parties, incumbents, and campaign finance in American politics
  • Majority status and institutional power
  • The growth of member giving
  • Brother, can you spare a thousand? who gives to whom?
  • Getting ahead by giving a lot: party goals and advancement in the House
  • Leveraging funds to pay for the new party fundraising expectations
  • Redistribution and the value of a house career
  • Beyond legislating.

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