Money in the House : campaign funds and congressional party politics / Marian Currinder.

Author
Currinder, Marian [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Boulder, CO : Westview Press, c2009.
Description
ix, 230 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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    "This book provides a compelling look at how the drive to raise campaign money has come to dominate congressional party politics. Author Marian Currinder examines the rise of member-to-member and member-to-party giving as part of a broader process that encourages ambitious House members to compete for power by raising money for the party and its candidates. In order to give for the good of the whole, lawmakers must devote ever increasing amounts of time to fundraising. The fundraising expectations for members who wish to advance in the chamber are even higher. Currinder argues that the new "rule of money" is fundamentally altering the way House members pursue power and the way congressional parties define and reward loyalty."--Jacket.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-218) and index.
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    Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
    Contents
    • Introduction
    • 1. Campaign funds and congressional party politics : an overview
    • Spreading wealth the old-fashioned way
    • The reform era
    • The rise of leadership PACs
    • The parties strike back
    • The money pit
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
    • 2. Pursuing ambition in a congressional parties framework
    • Explaining House member behavior
    • Intrainstititutional ambition
    • Individual versus collective goals
    • Promoting the party by rewarding ambition
    • Combating the problem of fragmentation : battleground 2000
    • Explaining party power in the House
    • 3. The 1970s reform era : the money chase begins
    • The rise of the seniority system
    • Out with the old and in with the new
    • Political change and the rise of entrepreneurial House members
    • The money chase begins
    • 4. The 1980s : new directions in campaign funding
    • Party campaign strategies in the 1980s
    • The resurgence of strong leaders and party cohesion
    • Patterns of member-to-member giving
    • Partisan politics heats up
    • Notes.
    • 5. A republican revolution in politics and money : the Gingrich era
    • The Contract with America
    • The 1994 Republican revolution
    • The new Republican majority and institutional reform
    • New majority leadership strategies
    • Trouble in the ranks
    • The end of the Gingrich era
    • 6. Paying to play : redistributing money in the post-Gingrich era
    • Democrats rev up the money machine
    • Broader trends in the redistribution of campaign money
    • Pursuing intrainstitutional power within a party framework
    • Beyond 2000 : the Republican majority hangs on, but how long?
    • 7. Campaign funds and the new democratic majority
    • Republican turmoil
    • Democrats take the reins
    • Consequences and challenges
    • Epilogue
    • Bibliography
    • Acknowledgments
    • Index.
    ISBN
    • 9780813343792 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • 0813343798 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    LCCN
    ^^2008013147
    OCLC
    222249358
    RCP
    H - S
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