Financing the 2012 election / David B. Magleby, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Magleby, David B., author, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress.

Presidents--United States--Election--2012--Finance.

Presidents.

United States. Congress--Elections, 2012--Finance.

United States.

Campaign funds--United States.

Campaign funds.

Finance.

Physical Description:

xii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2014.

Summary:

The definitive analysis of campaign finance in the record-breaking 2012 presidential and congressional rates. An estimated record $8 billion was spent in the federal elections of 2012-despite the financial crisis and the Great Recession. David Magleby and other experts reveal where all the money came from, where it went, and why it matters in the latest volume of the best-selling series that dates back to 1960. Anthony Corrado examines the most important changes and legal challenges to federal laws and regulations of campaign finance leading up to the 2012 election, including how the political landscape changed after the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision, John Green, Michael Kohler, and Ian Schwarbet discuss the dynamics and funding of the Republicans' presidential nomination contest and the actions taken by the Obama campaign's Super PAC to help define Romney negatively early on. Candice Nelson examines how each side raised and spent its funds in the presidential general election without public financing and the implications of the different approaches. Paul Hernson, Kelly Patterson, and Stephanie Perry Curtis explore the financing of congressional elections. The power of incumbency and the importance of PACs remain but outside groups, including Super PACs, are increasingly important. Diana Dwyre and Robin Kolodny examine the ways that the political parties raised and spent money through their national committees, including congressional campaign committees through independent expenditures. Jay Goodliffe and David Magleby explore how interest groups raised and spent money, closely examining the effects of the new Super PACs. How did these organizations raise more than $828 million, spend $609 million, and to what effect? Thomas Mann concludes by assessing the current regulatory regime and how the system can be improved. Book jacket.

Contents:

The 2012 election as a team sport / David B. Magleby

The regulatory environment of the 2012 elections / Anthony Corrado

Financing the 2012 presidential nomination campaigns / John C. Green, Michael E. Koehler, and Ian P. Schwarber

Financing the presidential general election / Candice J. Nelson

Financing the 2012 congressional elections / Paul S. Herrnson, Kelly D. Patterson, and Stephanie Perry Curtis

Party money in the 2012 elections / Diana Dwyre and Robin Kolodny

Interest groups / David Magleby and Jay Goodliffe

Lessons for reformers / Thomas E. Mann.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815725633

0815725639

OCLC:

867840312