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: 9780742538702
• ISBN10: 0742538702
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-30
• 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

List of Figures and Tables	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Assessing the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act	1	(18)
Michael J. Malbin
Summary Overview	2	(2)
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act	4	(4)
How to Assess Moving Targets	8	(1)
Preview of the Book	9	(6)
Conclusions and Questions for the Future	15	(4)
Part I: The Political Parties Post-BCRA
Party Finance in the Wake of BCRA: An Overview	19	(19)
Anthony Carrado
Questions	20	(2)
National Party Adaptation and Response	22	(2)
Party Fundraising	24	(5)
Party Expenditures	29	(6)
Looking Ahead	35	(1)
Notes	36	(2)
The Parties' Congressional Campaign Committees in 2004	38	(19)
Diana Dwyre
Robin Kolodny
What Has Changed? Resources	39	(8)
Party Spending Post-BCR	47	(9)
Conclusion	56	(1)
State and Local Political Parties	57	(22)
Raymond J. La Raja
The Setting	57	(2)
Background on Campaign Finance Laws Affecting State Parties	59	(1)
The Transition from FECA to BCRA	60	(7)
How Did State Parties Spend Funds?	67	(2)
Targeting of Party Expenditures	69	(2)
Conclusion	71	(3)
Notes	74	(5)
Part II: Interest Groups and Advocacy Organizations
BCRA and the 527 Groups	79	(33)
Stephen R. Weissman
Ruth Hassan
527s Replaced Some, but Not the Majority, of Soft Money	80	(2)
``Repeaters'' and ``First Timers'' in 2004	82	(2)
Parties, Presidential Campaigns, and the New 527s	84	(6)
The Changing Mix of 527 Donors	90	(1)
More Donors Gave at High Levels in 2004	91	(2)
The Large Donors Gave Much More	93	(4)
The Future of 527s	97	(2)
Notes	99	(2)
Appendix	101	(11)
Interest Groups and Advocacy Organizations After BCRA	112	(29)
Robert G. Boatright
Michael J. Malbin
Mark J. Rozell
Clyde Wilcox
Soft Money Donors	114	(7)
Electioneering	121	(16)
Number and Timing of Interest Group Ads	121	(5)
Shifts in Activities: Coalitions and Mobilization	126	(11)
Conclusion	137	(1)
Notes	138	(3)
Part III: Air Wars and Ground Wars
Much More of the Same: Television Advertising Pre- and Post-BCRA	141	(20)
Michael M. Franz
Joel Rivlin
Kenneth Goldstein
BCRA and Political Advertising	143	(3)
About the University of Wisconsin Advertising Project	146	(1)
The Lessons of 2004	146	(1)
Competitiveness	147	(1)
Stand by Your Ad	148	(3)
Parties and Groups	151	(5)
Swift Boat and the Early Start	156	(3)
Conclusion	159	(1)
Notes	160	(1)
Stepping Out of the Shadows? Ground-War Activity in 2004	161	(24)
David B. Magleby
Kelly D. Patterson
BCRA and Its Effects on Ground-War Strategy in 2004	163	(2)
The Competitive Environment of the 2004 Election	165	(1)
Distribution of Ground-War Activity in 2004	166	(4)
Ground-War Activity in Battleground States/Races	170	(1)
Assessing the Ground War across Election Cycles	171	(6)
Conclusion: Where Does the Ground War Go from Here?	177	(3)
Notes	180	(1)
Appendix A	180	(1)
Appendix B	181	(4)
Part IV: Candidates and Elections
The First Congressional Elections After BCRA	185	(19)
Gary C. Jacobson
The Context of House Elections in 2004	186	(2)
Campaign Money in the House Elections	188	(4)
The Senate	192	(1)
Campaign Money in the Senate Elections	193	(4)
Outside Money, Negative Campaigns, and Millionaire Candidates	197	(4)
Conclusion	201	(1)
Notes	202	(2)
Self-Financed Candidates and the ``Millionaires' Amendment''	204	(15)
Jennifer A. Steen
The Benchmark: Goals of the Millionaires' Amendment	205	(2)
Self-Financing in the 2004 Congressional Elections	207	(8)
Consequences	215	(1)
Notes	216	(1)
Appendix	217	(2)
A Public Funding System in Jeopardy: Lessons from the Presidential Nomination Contest of 2004	219	(28)
Michael J. Malbin
Intersecting Rules	220	(3)
The Political Context in 2004: ``It's All About Bush''	223	(6)
The Democrats' Money Primary: The Insiders Seek Big Donors	229	(1)
Large and Small Donor Fundraising	230	(2)
Howard Dean Tests the Logic	232	(4)
The Rest of 2003 and the Decision to Reject Public Funding	236	(1)
Spend-Down Time: Iowa and New Hampshire through Super Tuesday	237	(3)
Super Tuesday through the Conventions	240	(2)
Conclusions and Policy Implications	242	(3)
Notes	245	(2)
Appendix 1: The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act A Summary	247	(4)
Appendix 2: McConnell v. FEC 540 U.S. 93 [2003]: A Summary	251	(2)
Introduction to Appendices 3 through 5	253	(1)
Appendix 3: FEC Regulations: Soft Money	254	(5)
Appendix 4: FEC Regulations: Coordinated and Independent Expenditures	259	(7)
Appendix 5: FEC Regulations: Electioneering Communications	266	(5)
Works Cited	271	(12)
Index	283	(8)
About the Authors
The Editor	291	(1)
The Contributors	291