Inside the campaign finance battle : court testimony on the new reforms / Anthony Corrado, Thomas E. Mann, and Trevor Potter, Editors.
| Other author | Corrado, Anthony, 1957- |
| Other author | Potter, Trevor. |
| Other author | Mann, Thomas E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2003. |
| Description | x, 333 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Partial contents | The rise of soft money / Thomas E. Mann -- Parties versus interest groups / Sydney M. Milkis -- Why soft money has not strengthened parties / Jonathan S. Krasno and Frank Sorauf -- Why soft money has strengthened parties / Raymon J. La Raja -- The need for federal regulation of state party activity / Donald Green -- A Senate Democrat's perspective / David Boren -- A Senate Republicans perspective / Alan K. Simpson -- Mobilizing voters: the coordinated campaign / Gail Stolz -- State party activity and the BCRA / Kathleen Bowler -- State party activity under the Levin Amendment / Mark Brewer -- Role of federal officials in state pary fund-raising / Mitch McConnell -- Party and interest group electioneering in federal elections / David B. Magleby -- Electioneering communications in recent elections : the case for a new standard / Kenneth M. Goldstein -- Issue advocacy and the integrity of the political process / Jonathan Krasno and Frank J. Sorauf -- Rebuttal to the expert reports of Kenneth M. Goldstein and Jonathan S. Krasno and Frank J. Sorauf / James L. Gibson -- Rebuttal to Gibson / Jonathan S. Krasno -- The National Association of Manufacturers' advertising helps lobby Congress / Paul R. Huard -- Why the Chamber of Commerce runs issue ads / R. Bruce Josten -- How the Reform Act adversely affects the the Associated Builders and Contractors / Edward L. Monroe -- A practitioner looks at how issue groups select and target federal candidates / Rocky Pennington -- How issue ads are designed to target federal candidates without 'express advocacy" / Douglas L. Bailey -- A consultant's view on how issue ads shaped a Congressional election / Terry S. Beckett -- Public attitudes toward campaign finance practice and reform / Robert Y. Shapiro -- Public views of party soft money / Mark Mellman and Richard Wirthlin -- The Reform Act will not reduce the appearance of corruption in American politics / Whitfield Ayres -- Rebuttal to Ayres / Robert Y. Shapiro -- Campaign contributions, the appearance of corruption, and trust in government / David M. Primo -- Large contributions provide unequal access / Robert Rozen -- Corporate America contributes soft money under pressure / Gerald Greenwald -- Large contributions are given to influence legislation / Robert W. Hickmott -- Elected officials often used to obtain large donations for the parties / Wade Randlett -- Why I participate in a corrupt system / Peter L. Buttenwieser -- How my soft money contributions have helped elect good federal candidates / Steven T. Kirsch -- How the Senate was corrupted by soft money / Paul Simon -- Consequences of members soliciting soft money / Warren Rudman -- A cosponsor's perspective : why I don't raise soft money for the party / Christopher Shays -- Congress is mired in corrupt soft money / John McCain -- Parties support members who fund-raise / Dale Bumpers -- Corruption is not an issue in American politics / Mitch McConnell -- Parties undermined by soft money / Donald Fowler -- Parties weakened by appearance of corruption / William E. Brock |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN | 0815715838 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | KF4920 .I57 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |