The Election After Reform Money, Politics,

These groundbreaking studies, rich with data, include chapters on political parties, 527 committees and interest groups, television ads, the ground war, Congressional politics, and presidential campaigns. A must-read for its insightful and nuanced assessments of the effects of reform. Visit our website for sample chapters!

List of Figures and Tables

ix

Acknowledgments

xiii

Assessing the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

1

(18)

Michael J. Malbin

Summary Overview

2

(2)

The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

4

(4)

How to Assess Moving Targets

8

(1)

Preview of the Book

9

(6)

Conclusions and Questions for the Future

15

(4)

Part I: The Political Parties Post-BCRA

Party Finance in the Wake of BCRA: An Overview

19

(19)

Anthony Carrado

Questions

20

(2)

National Party Adaptation and Response

22

(2)

Party Fundraising

24

(5)

Party Expenditures

29

(6)

Looking Ahead

35

(1)

Notes

36

(2)

The Parties' Congressional Campaign Committees in 2004

38

(19)

Diana Dwyre

Robin Kolodny

What Has Changed? Resources

39

(8)

Party Spending Post-BCR

47

(9)

Conclusion

56

(1)

State and Local Political Parties

57

(22)

Raymond J. La Raja

The Setting

57

(2)

Background on Campaign Finance Laws Affecting State Parties

59

(1)

The Transition from FECA to BCRA

60

(7)

How Did State Parties Spend Funds?

67

(2)

Targeting of Party Expenditures

69

(2)

Conclusion

71

(3)

Notes

74

(5)

Part II: Interest Groups and Advocacy Organizations

BCRA and the 527 Groups

79

(33)

Stephen R. Weissman

Ruth Hassan

527s Replaced Some, but Not the Majority, of Soft Money

80

(2)

``Repeaters'' and ``First Timers'' in 2004

82

(2)

Parties, Presidential Campaigns, and the New 527s

84

(6)

The Changing Mix of 527 Donors

90

(1)

More Donors Gave at High Levels in 2004

91

(2)

The Large Donors Gave Much More

93

(4)

The Future of 527s

97

(2)

Notes

99

(2)

Appendix

101

(11)

Interest Groups and Advocacy Organizations After BCRA

112

(29)

Robert G. Boatright

Michael J. Malbin

Mark J. Rozell

Clyde Wilcox

Soft Money Donors

114

(7)

Electioneering

121

(16)

Number and Timing of Interest Group Ads

121

(5)

Shifts in Activities: Coalitions and Mobilization

126

(11)

Conclusion

137

(1)

Notes

138

(3)

Part III: Air Wars and Ground Wars

Much More of the Same: Television Advertising Pre- and Post-BCRA

141

(20)

Michael M. Franz

Joel Rivlin

Kenneth Goldstein

BCRA and Political Advertising

143

(3)

About the University of Wisconsin Advertising Project

146

(1)

The Lessons of 2004

146

(1)

Competitiveness

147

(1)

Stand by Your Ad

148

(3)

Parties and Groups

151

(5)

Swift Boat and the Early Start

156

(3)

Conclusion

159

(1)

Notes

160

(1)

Stepping Out of the Shadows? Ground-War Activity in 2004

161

(24)

David B. Magleby

Kelly D. Patterson

BCRA and Its Effects on Ground-War Strategy in 2004

163

(2)

The Competitive Environment of the 2004 Election

165

(1)

Distribution of Ground-War Activity in 2004

166

(4)

Ground-War Activity in Battleground States/Races

170

(1)

Assessing the Ground War across Election Cycles

171

(6)

Conclusion: Where Does the Ground War Go from Here?

177

(3)

Notes

180

(1)

Appendix A

180

(1)

Appendix B

181

(4)

Part IV: Candidates and Elections

The First Congressional Elections After BCRA

185

(19)

Gary C. Jacobson

The Context of House Elections in 2004

186

(2)

Campaign Money in the House Elections

188

(4)

The Senate

192

(1)

Campaign Money in the Senate Elections

193

(4)

Outside Money, Negative Campaigns, and Millionaire Candidates

197

(4)

Conclusion

201

(1)

Notes

202

(2)

Self-Financed Candidates and the ``Millionaires' Amendment''

204

(15)

Jennifer A. Steen

The Benchmark: Goals of the Millionaires' Amendment

205

(2)

Self-Financing in the 2004 Congressional Elections

207

(8)

Consequences

215

(1)

Notes

216

(1)

Appendix

217

(2)

A Public Funding System in Jeopardy: Lessons from the Presidential Nomination Contest of 2004

219

(28)

Michael J. Malbin

Intersecting Rules

220

(3)

The Political Context in 2004: ``It's All About Bush''

223

(6)

The Democrats' Money Primary: The Insiders Seek Big Donors

229

(1)

Large and Small Donor Fundraising

230

(2)

Howard Dean Tests the Logic

232

(4)

The Rest of 2003 and the Decision to Reject Public Funding

236

(1)

Spend-Down Time: Iowa and New Hampshire through Super Tuesday

237

(3)

Super Tuesday through the Conventions

240

(2)

Conclusions and Policy Implications

242

(3)

Notes

245

(2)

Appendix 1: The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act A Summary

247

(4)

Appendix 2: McConnell v. FEC 540 U.S. 93 [2003]: A Summary

251

(2)

Introduction to Appendices 3 through 5

253

(1)

Appendix 3: FEC Regulations: Soft Money

254

(5)

Appendix 4: FEC Regulations: Coordinated and Independent Expenditures

259

(7)

Appendix 5: FEC Regulations: Electioneering Communications

266

(5)

Works Cited

271

(12)

Index

283

(8)

About the Authors

The Editor

291

(1)

The Contributors

291

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