The 2008 elections were by any standard historic. The nation elected its first African American president, and the Republicans nominated their first female candidate for vice president.
Gay and Lesbian Candidates, Elections, and Policy Representation
Presents a systematic analysis of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) political representation that explores the dynamics of state legislative campaigns and the influence of lesbian and gay legislators in the state policymaking process.
The standard view of the transition is based on a distinction between campaigning and governing, with election day as the marker: campaigning before, preparing to govern after.
The Rising Political, Financial, and Legal Stakes of Judicial Elections
An analysis of the major issues surrounding judicial elections. It presents evidence on a range of important topics, including the history of judicial elections; an understanding of the types of judicial elections; and electoral competition during races.
The Rising Political, Financial, and Legal Stakes of Judicial Elections
Across the country, races for judgeships are becoming more and more politically contested. As a result, several states and cities are considering judicial election reform. This book examines the increasingly contentious judicial elections by providing an analysis of judicial elections.
In the wake of recent legislation, court challenges, and demands for reform, campaign finance remains one of the most important and controversial aspects of the world's oldest democracy.
Perspectives on the Health of American Campaigning
It was the best of elections; it was the worst of elections. The 2004 presidential contest mobilized a record number of voters, with 121 million Americans showing up at the polls.
Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2002 Congressional Elections
The 2002 midterm elections were noteworthy U.S. congressional campaigns for many reasons. They marked the last national contests before implementation of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) and thus were expected by many to be the ""last hurrah"" for soft money.
Since the 1960 national election, the nonpartisan Citizens!- Research Foundation (CRF) has published a series of Financing the Election volumes, compiling reliable data on the costs and trends of campaign finance.
Political advertising plays a key role in modern electioneering and has formed part of political campaigns since the earliest federal elections were held in the United States.
for Everyone with a Stake in Politicians and Journalists
Revised and updated just in time for the 2000 campaign, this shrewd and amusing series of observations provides a political etiquette for campaign behavior on the part of both politicians and journalists.
Campaign politics has become increasingly professionalized in recent years. The growing prevalence and influence of paid consultants in the United States and other democracies is one of the most important factors changing the nature of electoral politics.
Pulls together key documents - statutes, court decisions, FEC advisory opinions, draft legislation - and scholarly articles that are essential references for any informed discussion of campaign finance reform. Each chapter includes a set of reprinted materials preceded by an explanation of the relevant issues by the editors.
