POLITICAL CONSULTANTS IN US CONGRESS ELE (PARLIAMENTS & LEGISLATURES)
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Published: June 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780814208731
Subjects: U.S. Elections And Voting; U.S. House Of Representatives; Political Science; Politics - Current Events; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Government - Legislative Branch; Political Process - Elections; Political Process - General; Campaign management; Elections; Political campaigns; Political consultants; United States
Description: "Political Consultants in U.S. Congressional Elections answers two simple questions: What do professional political consultants do? and How successful are they? Medvic analyzes the way consultants shape political dialogue and uses empirical data to show the benefits - and limits - of a consultant's involvement in a campaign. He focuses on issues as diverse as vote shares, outcomes, and fundraising.

Finally, the author demonstrates how the adversarial nature of campaigns fosters the kind of electioneering advocated by most political consultants and argues that this process may not be as harmful for the country as is often suggested."--BOOK JACKET.