Description: Dancing without Partners intensively analyzes the relationships among candidates, political parties, and interest groups under the BCRA's new regulations in the 2004 election cycle in five battleground states. The chapters assess the ways in which the rules of the game have ch...
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"This excellent collection of fresh analysis by leading scholars of American campaigns and elections provides an in-depth evaluation of the effects of campaign strategy, campaign finance, and the BCRA on the 2004 election. This book should be read by university students, academics, candidates, and voters of all stripes." --James A. Thurber, Distinguished Professor, American University
"Recommended." --Choice Reviews "Magleby, Monson, and Patterson's collection of essays on the ways in which interest groups, parties and candidate campaigns interact in the current electoral context is indispensable reading for any scholar studying modern elections and perfect for any class on Parties and Elections." --L Sandy Maisel, Director, Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, Colby College