Campaign Finance
This is a page for students of PS 240. On November 3rd and 7th we discussed campaign finance.
Possible Exam Questions
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Readings
B. Alexander (2005). Good Money and Bad Money: Do Funding Sources Affect Electoral Outcomes? Political Research Quarterly, 58, 353-358.
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K. Bardwell (2003). Not All Money Is Equal: The Differential Effect of Spending by Incumbents and Challengers in Gubernatorial Primaries. State Politics & Policy Quarterly, 3, 294-308.
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G.C. Jacobson (2006). Campaign spending effects in U.S. Senate elections: Evidence from the National Annenberg Election Survey. Electoral Studies, 25, 195-226.
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K.M. Esterling (2007). Buying Expertise: Campaign Contributions and Attention to Policy Analysis in Congressional Committees. American Political Science Review, 101, 93-109.
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M.C. Fellowes and Wolf, P. J. (2004). Funding Mechanisms and Policy Instruments: How Business Campaign Contributions Influence Congressional Votes. Political Research Quarterly, 57, 315-324.
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S.B. Gordon (2001). All Votes Are Not Created Equal: Campaign Contributions and Critical Votes. Journal of Politics, 63, 249.
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