| Battle for Congress: Iraq, Scandal, and Campaign Finance in the 2006 Election Contributor(s): Magleby, David B. (Author), Patterson, Kelly D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594515557 ISBN-13: 9781594515552 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2008 Annotation: Just in time for the coming election year, this book looks at the changing of the guard in 2006 and speculates on where the system may be heading in 2008. It provides an in-depth examination of the ways in which candidates, interest groups, and parties perceived their opportunities and allocated their campaign resources during the midterm elections. The role of money, which was influenced by campaign finance reform, is a special focus in this book. Political scandal figured into electoral outcomes as Republicans became identified with a ???culture of corruption.??? The war in Iraq, however, may be the most important factor???not only in the 2006 battle for Congress, but for the 2008 battle for the White House as well. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - Legislative Branch - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - History | United States - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 329.009 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.32" W x 9.28" (1.05 lbs) 250 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Just in time for the coming election year, this book looks at the changing of the guard in 2006 and speculates on where the system may be heading in 2008. It provides an in-depth examination of the ways in which candidates, interest groups, and parties perceived their opportunities and allocated their campaign resources during the midterm elections. The role of money, which was influenced by campaign finance reform, is a special focus in this book. The theme of political scandal has frequently raised concerns that Republican leadership had become a "culture of corruption" that had flourished under their watch, which is also addressed in this book. The war in Iraq, however, may be the most important factor-not only in the 2006 battle for Congress, but for the 2008 battle for the White House as well. |