The latest installment of a series that dates back nearly half a century, Financing the 2008 Election is the definitive analysis of how campaign finance and spending shaped the historic presidential and congressional races of 2008.
The latest installment of a series that dates back nearly half a century, Financing the 2008 Election is the definitive analysis of how campaign finan...
The amount of money flowing through U.S. politics continues to astound. "While not all expenditures are reported," writes David Magleby, "our best estimate is that at least $8 billion was spent in the 2012 federal elections." In this essential volume, the latest in a quadrennial series dating back to 1960, Magleby and his colleagues reveal where all this the money came from, where it went, what were the results--and why it matters.
Anthony Corrado examines the most important changes and legal challenges to the law and regulation of campaign finance leading up to the 2012 election. John...
The amount of money flowing through U.S. politics continues to astound. "While not all expenditures are reported," writes David Magleby, "our best ...
Beginning with the 1960 election, readers could turn to one book for an authoritative and comprehensive examination of campaign finance at the federal level. Now, the latest in this respected series, Financing the 2016 Election, explores the role of money in one of the most unconventional elections in modern American history.
Beginning with the 1960 election, readers could turn to one book for an authoritative and comprehensive examination of campaign finance at the federal...
"Campaigns cost money--a lot of money. In 2012, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, and their allies collectively spent more than $2 billion in the race for the presidency, with both sides spending more than $1 billion. Looking just at money raised by the campaigns from individual donors, the Obama campaign outraised the Republicans by over $500 million in 2008 and over $250 million in 2012.1"--
"Campaigns cost money--a lot of money. In 2012, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, and their allies collectively spent more than $2 billion in the race for th...
Who Donates to Campaigns? examines data on donors to the 2008 and 2012 presidential election campaigns to demonstrate who is donating and how the internet and campaign finance law have contributed to significant change. This book will be of value to students, scholars, campaign professionals, and journalists and anyone interested in US campaign and elections.
Who Donates to Campaigns? examines data on donors to the 2008 and 2012 presidential election campaigns to demonstrate who is donating and how the inte...
