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Congressional parties, institutional ambition, and the financing of majority control

Heberlig, Eric S., 1970-

Congressional parties, institutional ambition, and the financing of majority control [electronic resource] / Eric S. Heberlig and Bruce A. Larson. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (318 p.) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Parties, incumbents, and campaign finance in American politics -- Majority status and institutional power -- The growth of member giving -- Brother, can you spare a thousand? who gives to whom? -- Getting ahead by giving a lot: party goals and advancement in the House -- Leveraging funds to pay for the new party fundraising expectations -- Redistribution and the value of a house career -- Beyond legislating.

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Campaign funds--United States.


Electronic books.

JK1991 / .H42 2012

324.7/80973