The power of money in Congressional campaigns, 1880-2006 /
David C.W. Parker.
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2008.
- xiv, 278 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Congressional studies series ; v. 6 .
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Wisconsin.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-270) and index.
The puzzle -- The resource theory of campaigns -- Pomp, circumstance, and rationality in late-nineteenth-century Congressional campaigns -- Resources, the new media, and the race for the U.S. Senate, 1940-1960 -- FECA and national party resurgence -- Resources, strategies, and voter perceptions -- Resources rule.