Title Financing the 2016 election / David B. Magleby, editor

Published Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 377 pages) Contents Change and continuity in the financing of the 2016 U.S. federal election / David B. Magleby -- The regulatory environment of the 2016 election / Anthony Corrado -- Interest groups in the 2016 election / David B. Magleby and Jay Goodliffe -- Financing the 2016 presidential nomination campaigns / John C. Green -- Financing the 2016 presidential general election / David A. Hopkins -- Financing the 2016 Congressional election / Molly E. Reynolds and Richard L. Hall -- Party money in the 2016 election / Diana Dwyre and Robin Kolodny -- Political and policy implications following the 2016 election / David B. Magleby Summary Financing the 2016 election explores the role of money in one of the most unconventional elections in modern American history: the presidential and congressional elections of 2016. David Magleby and his team of experts have examined Federal Elections Commission reports and interviewed dozens of key participants, including representatives of virtually all the major interest groups active in the 2016 election cycle. They place the election in the context of how U.S. elections have been financed during recent decades - a context that illustrates how dramatically different campaign finance is today from the past. Among the most important changes has been the growth of so-called super PACs, or political action committees, which have become incresaingly important both in the financing they provide candidates and in their ability to act independently, whether for or against candidates. Super PACs doubled their spending in 2016 from four years earlier. With its comprehensive yet readable approach, Financing the 2016 election helps readers understand how the financing of elections - including the increasing reliance by candidates on outside special interest groups - ultimately affects politics and public policy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 09, 2019) Subject United States. Congress -- Elections, 2016 -- Finance SUBJECT United States. Congress fast Subject Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2016 -- Finance Campaign funds -- United States POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General. Campaign funds Politics and government Presidents -- Election -- Finance SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009003409 Subject United States Form Electronic book Author Magleby, David B., editor. LC no. 2019004974 ISBN 9780815736608 0815736606

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