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Educating the Least Informed: Group Endorsements in a Grassroots Campaign by Arceneaux, Kevin, Kolodny, Robin

“…Theories of low-information rationality claim that uninformed voters can compensate for their lack of political knowledge by employing heuristics, such as…”
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Convergence or Divergence? Do Parties and Outside Groups Spend on the Same Candidates, and Does It Matter? by Kolodny, Robin, Dwyre, Diana

“…There is a good deal of discussion currently among political scientists about the nature of political parties and the impacts of changing party–group…”
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The Presidential Nominating Process, Campaign Money, and Popular Love by Kolodny, Robin

“…Could it be that money doesn’t matter in American elections? A fixation on campaign finance reduces the influence of money on politics as purely transactional…”
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Shades of Gray: Perspectives on Campaign Ethics by Nelson, Candice J., David A. Dulio, Stephen K. Medvic

“…To many, the term "campaign ethics" is an oxymoron. Questionable campaign conduct occurs at many levels, from national presidential elections to local delegate…”
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Nationalization of American Political Parties, 1880-1896; Partisan Balance: Why Political Parties Don't Kill the U.S. Constitutional System by Kolodny, Robin

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Nationalization of American Political Parties, 1880–1896. By Daniel Klinghard. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. 280p. $95.00. - Partisan Balance: Why Political Parties Don't Kill the U.S. Constitutional System. By David R. Mayhew. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011. 240p. $29.95 by Kolodny, Robin

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Financing the 2000 Election by Magleby, David B

“…Since the 1960 national election, the nonpartisan Citizens¡¯ Research Foundation (CRF) has published a series of Financing the Election volumes, compiling…”
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Paving the Road to “Too Big to Fail”: Business Interests and the Politics of Financial Deregulation in the United States by Suárez, Sandra, Kolodny, Robin

“…The debate over the political power of business has witnessed a revival after the global financial crisis of 2007—2009. We begin by arguing that business…”
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Small Change: Money, Political Parties, and Campaign Finance Reform. By Raymond J. LaRaja. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2008. 287p. $80.00 cloth, $26.95 paper. - Self-Financed Candidates in Congressional Elections. By Jennifer A. Steen. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2006. 198p. $70.00 cloth, $24.95 paper by Kolodny, Robin

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THE NEW NORMAL: PARTISAN VOLATILITY AND THE US MIDTERM ELECTIONS OF 2010 by Kolodny, Robin

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The Effect of Grassroots Campaigning on Issue Preferences and Issue Salience by Arceneaux, Kevin, Kolodny, Robin

“…What effect, if any, do personally delivered campaign messages have on political attitudes? Recent evidence suggests that these messages can affect voting…”
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Steady as she goes: The US elections of 2004 by Kolodny, Robin

“…Analyzes the US elections of 2004 which elected a president, 435 members of the House of Representatives, 34 Senators, & 11 governors. The Electoral College…”
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Networks of Champions: Leadership, Access, and Advocacy in the U.S. House of Representatives. By Christine A. DeGregorio. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1997. 185p. $39.50 by Kolodny, Robin

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The US mid-term elections of 2002 by Kolodny, Robin

“…Discusses the 2002 US midterm elections. Following a discussion of the single member plurality electoral system's laws & regulations, particularly regarding…”
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Political Consultants and the Extension of Party Goals by Kolodny, Robin, Logan, Angela

“…Three hypotheses were investigated--political consultants are at least as likely to have come from party backgrounds as from communications backgrounds;…”
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Political Party Adaptation in US Congressional Campaigns: Why Political Parties Use Coordinated Expenditures to Hire Political Consultants by Kolodny, Robin, Dulio, David A.

“…We argue that political parties in the US have consciously opted to employ political consultants for their candidates’ needs in order to help cultivate…”
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Bringing the 2002 Elections into Your Teaching by Thurber, James A., Kolodny, Robin

“…For the past three years, the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University has hosted short courses at the American Political…”
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The Several Elections of 1824 by Kolodny, Robin

“…In recent years, political pundits across America were excited by the prospect that Ross Perot's presidential candidacies could prompt a rare event in U.S…”
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The 2000 Pennsylvania Thirteenth Congressional District Race by Kolodny, Robin, Suárez, Sandra, Kreider, Kyle

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Political Consultants and the Extension of Party Goals by Kolodny, Robin, Logan, Angela

“…Political consultants are seen as influential actors in American politics who may effect policy long after their service on an election has concluded. Many…”
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