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Dancing without Partners

How Candidates, Parties, and Interest Groups Interact in the Presidential Campaign

David B Magleby editor Quin J Monson editor Kelly D Patterson editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield

Published:13th Jul '06

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Political parties, interest groups, and candidate campaigns all pursue similar goals in presidential elections: each entity attempts to mobilize voters. However, the regulatory environment often prevents these groups from coordinating their efforts. With participants playing by new rules mandated by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, the 2004 presidential election included previously unseen configurations and alliances between political actors. In some campaign situations, the resulting 'dance' was carefully choreographed. In others, dancers stepped on each other's toes. In still others, participants could only eye each other across the floor. Dancing without Partners intensively analyzes the relationships among candidates, political parties, and interest groups under the BCRA's new regulations in the 2004 election cycle in five battleground states. The chapters assess the ways in which the rules of the game have changed the game itself_and also how they haven't. The result is a book that will be invaluable to researchers and students of presidential elections.

This excellent collection of fresh analysis by leading scholars of American campaigns and elections provides an in-depth evaluation of the effects of campaign strategy, campaign finance, and the BCRA on the 2004 election. This book should be read by university students, academics, candidates, and voters of all stripes. -- James A. Thurber, Distinguished Professor, American University
Recommended. * CHOICE *
Magleby, Monson, and Patterson's collection of essays on the ways in which interest groups, parties and candidate campaigns interact in the current electoral context is indispensable reading for any scholar studying modern elections and perfect for any class on Parties and Elections. -- L Sandy Maisel, Director, Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, Colby College

ISBN: 9780742553507

Dimensions: 232mm x 172mm x 15mm

Weight: 318g

202 pages