Super PACs
Super PACs

Author: Louise I. Gerdes

Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC

Published: 2014-05-20

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 0737776552

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The passage of Citizens United by the Supreme Court in 2010 sparked a renewed debate about campaign spending by large political action committees, or Super PACs. Its ruling said that it is okay for corporations and labor unions to spend as much as they want in advertising and other methods to convince people to vote for or against a candidate. This book provides a wide range of opinions on the issue. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.

Senate Campaign Information
Senate Campaign Information

Author: United States. Congress. Senate

Publisher:

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13:

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CIS microfiche for this record are filed with "S940" rather than "S942" accession numbers.

Congressional Record
Congressional Record

Author: United States. Congress

Publisher:

Published: 1952

Total Pages: 1414

ISBN-13:

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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Negative Campaigning
Negative Campaigning

Author: Richard R. Lau

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9780742527324

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Negative campaigning is frequently denounced, but it is not well understood. Who conducts negative campaigns? Do they work? What is their effect on voter turnout and attitudes toward government? Just in time for an assessment of election 2004, two distinguished political scientists bring us a sophisticated analysis of negative campaigns for the Senate from 1992 to 2002. The results of their study are surprising and challenge conventional wisdom: negative campaigning has dominated relatively few elections over the past dozen years, there is little evidence that it has had a deleterious effect on our political system, and it is not a particularly effective campaign strategy. These analyses bring novel empirical techniques to the study of basic normative questions of democratic theory and practice.

Senate Elections and Campaign Intensity
Senate Elections and Campaign Intensity

Author: Mark Christopher Westlye

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13:

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Compares six hard-fought and six low-key Senate elections to argue that the intensity of a campaign influences its outcome by affecting such factors as the amount and kind of information reaching the public, and the relative importance of the issues. Analyzes local state, and national polls as well as election results.