02994nam 2200661 450 991046393470332120200520144314.01-4985-3215-20-7391-8542-X(CKB)2670000000544956(EBL)1642897(SSID)ssj0001131969(PQKBManifestationID)11641063(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001131969(PQKBWorkID)11148369(PQKB)10680243(MiAaPQ)EBC1642897(Au-PeEL)EBL1642897(CaPaEBR)ebr10852629(CaONFJC)MIL584986(OCoLC)874582373(EXLCZ)99267000000054495620140405h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDark money, super PACs, and the 2012 election /Melissa M. Smith and Larry PowellLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2013.©20131 online resource (127 p.)Lexington Studies in Political CommunicationIncludes index.1-306-53735-5 0-7391-8541-1 Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction: The Genesis of Super PACs in the 2010 Midterm Elections; Chapter Two: Major Super PACs and Supporters: An Overview; Chapter Three: The Republican Primaries: Mitt Romney and Restore Our Future; Chapter Four: Democratic Super PACs Active in the 2012 Republican Primary; Chapter Five: Major Democratic Super PACs in General Election; Chapter Six: President Barack Obama and Priorities USA Action; Chapter Seven: Not-For-Profit Super PACs; Chapter Eight: Major Republican Super PACsChapter Nine: Romney and Restore Our Future 2: The General ElectionChapter Ten: Karl Rove and American Crossroads; Chapter Eleven: Lone Mavericks; Chapter Twelve: Looking Back, Looking Forward: Conclusions and Discussion; About the Authors; IndexThis book helps identify and explain how the new federal campaign finance rules changed the way campaigns were run and paid for in 2012, along with shifting the balance of power from political parties to third-party interest groups.Lexington studies in political communication.Campaign fundsUnited StatesPolitical action committeesUnited StatesPresidentsUnited StatesElection2012United StatesPolitics and government2009-Electronic books.Campaign fundsPolitical action committeesPresidentsElection324.7/80973090512Smith Melissa M.1963-948606Powell Larry1948-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463934703321Dark money, super PACs, and the 2012 election2144222UNINA