03154nam 2200637Ia 450 991082089010332120200520144314.00-7914-8532-31-4237-3916-7(CKB)1000000000458451(OCoLC)62757455(CaPaEBR)ebrary10594731(SSID)ssj0000156705(PQKBManifestationID)11160017(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000156705(PQKBWorkID)10144301(PQKB)10017105(MiAaPQ)EBC3408404(MdBmJHUP)muse6130(Au-PeEL)EBL3408404(CaPaEBR)ebr10594731(OCoLC)62348001(DE-B1597)683519(DE-B1597)9780791485323(EXLCZ)99100000000045845120030430d2004 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFor better or worse? how political consultants are changing elections in the United States /David A. DulioAlbany State University of New York Pressc20041 online resource (308 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7914-6043-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-278) and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- Consultants Enter the Electioneering Mix -- Who are these Guys Anyway? -- Electoral Connections -- Party Favors? -- Consultants’ Effects on Candidate Fund-raising and Electoral Success -- For Better or Worse -- Consultants Survey Sampling Procedures -- Political Consultants Survey Questionnaire -- Follow-up Survey to Determine Effective and Well-known Consultants -- First-Stage Regressions and Supplemental Analyses for Models in Chapter 6 -- Additional Model Specifications for Tables 6.3–6.5 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexFor Better or Worse? offers a fresh look at how professional campaign consultants have both positive and negative effects on democracy in the United States. Questioning much of the prevailing conventional wisdom, David A. Dulio employs a unique set of data that empirically examines consultants' own attitudes and beliefs to evaluate where they stand in modern democratic elections. Furthermore, he explores their relationships with candidates, voters, political parties, and the media, revealing that political consultants play an integral role in U.S. elections.Political consultantsUnited StatesPolitical campaignsUnited StatesCampaign managementUnited StatesCampaign fundsUnited StatesPolitical consultantsPolitical campaignsCampaign managementCampaign funds324.7/0973Dulio David A1603976MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820890103321For better or worse3928592UNINA