The Election After Reform Money, Politics, and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

by Boatright, Robert G.; Corrado, Anthony; Dwyre, Diana; Franz, Michael M.; Goldstein, Kenneth; Hassan, Ruth; Jacobson, Gary C.; Kolodny, Robin; La Raja, Raymond J.; Magleby, David B.; Malbin, Michael J.; Preston, Kelly D.; Rozell, Mark J.; Rivlin, Joel; Ste

• ISBN13: 9780742538696
• ISBN10: 0742538699
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-06
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

These groundbreaking studies, rich with data, include chapters on political parties, 527 committees and interest groups, television ads, the ground war, Congressional politics, and presidential campaigns. A must-read for its insightful and nuanced assessments of the effects of reform. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

Assessing the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act	p. 1
Party finance in the wake of BCRA : an overview	p. 19
The parties' congressional campaign committees in 2004	p. 38
State and local political parties	p. 57
BCRA and the 527 groups	p. 79
Interest groups and advocacy organizations after BCRA	p. 112
Much more of the same : television advertising pre- and post-BCRA	p. 141
Stepping out of the shadows? : ground-war activity in 2004	p. 161
The first congressional elections after BCRA	p. 185
Self-financed candidates and the "millionaires' amendment"	p. 204
A public funding system in jeopardy : lessons from the presidential nomination contest of 2004	p. 219
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act : a summary	p. 247
McConnell v. FEC 540 U.S. 93 [2003] : a summary	p. 251
FEC regulations : soft money	p. 254
FEC regulations : coordinated and independent expenditures	p. 259
FEC regulations : electioneering communications	p. 266
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