LEADER 02961nam 2200649 450 001 9910811176203321 005 20230803033137.0 010 $a1-4985-3215-2 010 $a0-7391-8542-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000544956 035 $a(EBL)1642897 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001131969 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11641063 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001131969 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11148369 035 $a(PQKB)10680243 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1642897 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1642897 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10852629 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL584986 035 $a(OCoLC)874582373 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000544956 100 $a20140405h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDark money, super PACs, and the 2012 election /$fMelissa M. Smith and Larry Powell 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cLexington Books,$d2013. 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (127 p.) 225 1 $aLexington Studies in Political Communication 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-306-53735-5 311 $a0-7391-8541-1 327 $aContents; 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 PACs 327 $aChapter 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; Index 330 $aThis book helps identify and explain how the new federal campaign finance rules changed the way campaigns were run and paid for in 2012, along with shifting the balance of power from political parties to third-party interest groups. 410 0$aLexington studies in political communication. 606 $aCampaign funds$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical action committees$zUnited States 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xElection$y2012 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y2009- 615 0$aCampaign funds 615 0$aPolitical action committees 615 0$aPresidents$xElection 676 $a324.7/80973090512 700 $aSmith$b Melissa M.$f1963-$01637753 702 $aPowell$b Larry$f1948- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811176203321 996 $aDark money, super PACs, and the 2012 election$94020628 997 $aUNINA