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ISBN10: 0205577024
ISBN13: 9780205577026
Edition/Copyright: 7TH 09

Publisher: Longman, Inc.
Cover: Paperback
Year Published: 2009
Weight: 1lbs.
Used Condition: Good/Excellent

Politics of Congressional Elections

by Gary C. Jacobson


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Brought completely up-to-date with the latest data from the National Election Study and the Federal Election Commission, and including coverage and analysis of the dramatic 2006 midterm elections, this seminal work continues to offer a systematic account of what goes on in congressional elections and demonstrates how electoral politics reflect and shape other components of the political system, with profound consequences for representative government.

1. Introduction.

2. The Context. The Constitutional Framework. Congressional Districts. Partisan Gerrymandering. Racial Gerrymandering. States as Electoral Units. Election Laws. Political Parties. Social and Political Contexts.

3. Congressional Candidates. The Incumbency Factor. Measuring the Value of Incumbency. The Vanishing Marginals. Sources of the Incumbency Advantage. The Institutional Characteristics of Congress. Changes in Voting Behavior. Constituency Service. The Variability of the Incumbency Advantage. Discouraging the Opposition. Money in Congressional Elections. The Connection Between Money and Success. Why Campaign Money Is More Important to Challengers. The Career in the District. Motivating Challengers.

4. Congressional Campaigns. Campaign Money. Political Action Committees. Party Money. Self-Financing by Candidates. Fundraising Tactics. Campaign Organizations. Campaign Strategies. Campaign Media. Personal Campaigning. Campaign Messages. Challengers' Campaigns. Going Nega

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by Gary C. Jacobson