Unfolding Ambition in Senate Primary Elections - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Unfolding Ambition in Senate Primary Elections write by Aaron S. King. This book was released on 2017-05-30. Unfolding Ambition in Senate Primary Elections available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Theories of ambition teach us that elected offices are valuable commodities to certain politicians, and under the right circumstances, the benefits of running for an office outweigh the associated risks. Yet, some ambitious politicians emerge as candidates while others do not. This book analyzes strategic candidacy decisions to explain how primary elections for the United States Senate unfold. With new, comprehensive data on pools of potential candidates, it examines the determinants of electoral and fundraising success, analyzes the importance of the timing of candidacy decisions and the strategic interactions of prospective officeholders, and investigates the impact of strategic retirements. Using both qualitative and quantitative tools, including event history techniques to capture the complex dynamics of these races, it concludes that the manner in which politicians interact with one another and the unique context within each campaign leads to individuals emerging from the pool of potential candidates in systematic ways. In the end, the strategic behavior of ambitious politicians has important implications for the slate of candidates available to the electorate and ultimately, the quality of representation between constituents and their legislators.
Exceptions to the Rule
Exceptions to the Rule - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Exceptions to the Rule write by Molly E. Reynolds. This book was released on 2017-07-18. Exceptions to the Rule available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Special rules enable the Senate to act despite the filibuster. Sometimes. Most people believe that, in today's partisan environment, the filibuster prevents the Senate from acting on all but the least controversial matters. But this is not exactly correct. In fact, the Senate since the 1970s has created a series of special rules—described by Molly Reynolds as “majoritarian exceptions”—that limit debate on a wide range of measures on the Senate floor. The details of these exemptions might sound arcane and technical, but in practice they have enabled the Senate to act even when it otherwise seemed paralyzed. Important examples include procedures used to pass the annual congressional budget resolution, enact budget reconciliation bills, review proposals to close military bases, attempt to prevent arms sales, ratify trade agreements, and reconsider regulations promulgated by the executive branch. Reynolds argues that these procedures represent a key instrument of majority party power in the Senate. They allow the majority—even if it does not have the sixty votes needed to block a filibuster—to produce policies that will improve its future electoral prospects, and thus increase the chances it remains the majority party. As a case study, Exceptions to the Rule examines the Senate's role in the budget reconciliation process, in which particular congressional committees are charged with developing procedurally protected proposals to alter certain federal programs in their jurisdictions. Created as a way of helping Congress work through tricky budget issues, the reconciliation process has become a powerful tool for the majority party to bypass the minority and adopt policy changes in hopes that it will benefit in the next election cycle.
Race and Redistricting in the 1990s
Race and Redistricting in the 1990s - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Race and Redistricting in the 1990s write by Bernard Grofman. This book was released on 2003. Race and Redistricting in the 1990s available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A portrait of how the 1990s round of redistricting treated the racial and linguistic minorities that had been given special protections by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, primarily African-Americans, but also Native Americans, Asian-Americans, and those of Spanish heritage. Throughout the volume, the primary focus is on the practical politics of redistricting and its consequences for racial representation. Almost all the authors have been directly involved in the 1990s redistricting process either as a legislator, a member of the Voting Rights Section of the Justice Department, a member of a districting commission, or, most commonly, as an expert witness or lawyer in voting rights cases. All bring to bear special insights as well as insider knowledge of Congressional and state redistricting.
It's Time to Fight Dirty
It's Time to Fight Dirty - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook It's Time to Fight Dirty write by David M. Faris. This book was released on 2018. It's Time to Fight Dirty available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The American electoral system is clearly failing more horrifically in the 2016 presidential election than ever before. In It's Time to Fight Dirty, David Faris expands on his popular series for 'The Week' to offer party leaders and supporters concrete strategies for lasting political reform - and in doing so lays the groundwork for a more progressive future. With equal parts playful irreverence and persuasive reasoning, It's Time to Fight Dirty is essential reading as we head toward the 2018 midterms... and beyond.
Congressional Parties, Institutional Ambition, and the Financing of Majority Control
Congressional Parties, Institutional Ambition, and the Financing of Majority Control - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Congressional Parties, Institutional Ambition, and the Financing of Majority Control write by Eric S. Heberlig. This book was released on 2012-03-21. Congressional Parties, Institutional Ambition, and the Financing of Majority Control available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With the need for ever increasing sums of money to fuel the ongoing campaign for majority control, both Republicans and Democrats have made large donations to the party and its candidates mandatory for members seeking advancement within party and congressional committee hierarchies. Eric S. Heberlig and Bruce A. Larson analyze this development and discuss its implications for American government and democracy. They address the consequences of selecting congressional leaders on the basis of their fundraising skills rather than their legislative capacity and the extent to which the battle for majority control leads Congress to prioritize short-term electoral gains over long-term governing and problem-solving.
