The battle for Congress : consultants, candidates, and voters

The battle for Congress : consultants, candidates, and voters / James A. Thurber, editor.

This volume provides an in-depth examination of six political campaigns waged during competitive 1998 races for the U.S. House of Representatives. The case studies evaluate the professional political consultants who managed each campaign, their interaction with the candidates, and the impact of the...

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Other Authors: Thurber, James A., 1943-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress. > House > Elections, 1998 > Case studies.
United States. > Congress. > House
1998
Political campaigns > United States > Case studies.
Political consultants > United States > Case studies.
Campaign management > United States > Case studies.
Campaign management > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
Campaign management
Elections
Political campaigns
Political consultants
United States
Case studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / James A. Thurber
  • One year and four elections : the 1998 Capps campaign for California's 22nd District / Jeff Gill
  • Johnson vs. Koskoff : the 1998 campaign for the Connecticut's 6th District / Diana Evans
  • High turnout in a low turnout year : Georgia's 2nd District / Charles S. Bullock
  • Kansas's 3rd District : the "Pros from Dover" set up shop / Burdett A. Loomis
  • Brian Baird's "Ring of fire" : quest for campaign funds and votes in Washington's 3rd District / James A. Thurber and Carolyn Long
  • Wisconsin's 2nd District : history in the making / David T. Canon.

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