Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-218) and index.
Contents:
The Partisan politics heats up -- Spreading wealth the old-fashioned way -- The reform era -- The rise of leadership PACs -- The parties strike back -- The money pit -- 2. Pursuing ambition in a congressional parties framework -- Explaining House member behavior -- Intrainstititutional ambition -- Individual versus collective goals -- Promoting the party by rewarding ambition -- Combating the problem of fragmentation : battleground 2000 -- Explaining party power in the House -- 3. The 1970s reform era : the money chase begins -- The rise of the seniority system -- The reform era -- Out with the old and in with the new -- Political change and the rise of entrepreneurial House members -- The money chase begins -- 4. The 1980s : new directions in campaign funding -- Party campaign strategies in the 1980s -- The resurgence of strong leaders and party cohesion -- Patterns of member-to-member giving -- Partisan politics heats up -- 7. Consequences and challenges. The Contract with America -- The 1994 Republican revolution -- The new Republican majority and institutional reform -- New majority leadership strategies -- Trouble in the ranks -- The end of the Gingrich era -- 6. Paying to play : redistributing money in the post-Gingrich era -- Democrats rev up the money machine -- Broader trends in the redistribution of campaign money -- Pursuing intrainstitutional power within a party framework -- Beyond 2000 : the Republican majority hangs on, but for how long? -- 7. Campaign funds and the new democratic majority -- Republican turmoil -- Democrats take the reins -- Consequences and challenges.
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