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020			_a9780511973734 (ebook)
020			_z9780521514491 (hardback)
020			_z9780521730488 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aJK1118 _b.S85 2011
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100	1		_aSulkin, Tracy , _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Legislative Legacy of Congressional Campaigns / _cTracy Sulkin.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_a1 online resource (232 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aDo members of Congress follow through on the appeals they make in campaigns? The answer to this question lies at the heart of assessments of democratic legitimacy. This study demonstrates that, contrary to the conventional wisdom that candidates' appeals are just 'cheap talk', campaigns actually have a lasting legacy in the content of representatives' and senators' behavior in office. Levels of promise-keeping vary in a systematic fashion across legislators, across types of activity, across time and across chamber. Moreover, legislators' responsiveness to their appeals shapes their future electoral fortunes and career choices, and their activity on their campaign themes leaves a tangible trace in public policy outputs. Understanding the dynamics of promise-keeping thus has important implications for our evaluations of the quality of campaigns and the strength of representation in the United States.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521514491
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511973734
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
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