Battle for Congress: Iraq, Scandal, and Campaign Finance in the 2006 Election / Edition 1

by David B. Magleby, Kelly D. Patterson

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594515569
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/30/2008
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

David B. Magleby is distinguished professor of political science, senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, and dean of the College of Family Home and Social Sciences at Brigham Young University. Kelly D. Patterson is director of the Center for the Study of Elections Democracy and former chair of the Department of Political Science at Brigham Young University. He is a former congressional fellow with the American Political Science Association.

Table of Contents

1 War Games: Issues and Campaign Finance in the Battle for Control of Congress 2 Rules of Engagement: BCRA and Unanswered Questions 3 Volatility and Volition: The Pendulum Swings High and Hard in Colorado’s Seventh District 4 Independent Actors and Coordinated Campaigns: The Indiana Ninth Congressional District 5 The Minnesota U.S. Senate Race and the Sixth Congressional District Race 6 The 2006 Montana Senate Race 7 Close, but Not Close Enough: Democrats Lose Again by the Slimmest Margin in New Mexico’s First Congressional District 8 The Battle for Ohio 2006: The Democrats Strike Back 9 The 2006 Pennsylvania Senate Race 10 Pennsylvania’s Sixth Congressional District 11 Conclusion