| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 292 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The 2012 election as a team sport / David B. Magleby -- The regulatory environment of the 2012 elections / Anthony Corrado -- Financing the 2012 presidential nomination campaigns / John C. Green, Michael E. Koehler, and Ian P. Schwarber -- Financing the presidential general election / Candice J. Nelson -- Financing the 2012 congressional elections / Paul S. Herrnson, Kelly D. Patterson, and Stephanie Perry Curtis -- Party money in the 2012 elections / Diana Dwyre and Robin Kolodny -- Interest groups / David Magleby and Jay Goodliffe -- Lessons for reformers / Thomas E. Mann |
| Summary |
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 aquadrennial 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 Green, |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
United States. Congress -- Elections, 2012 -- Finance
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Congress fast |
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2012 -- Finance
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Campaign funds -- United States
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- General.
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Campaign funds
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Presidents -- Election -- Finance
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Magleby, David B., author, editor
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| ISBN |
9780815725626 |
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0815725620 |
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