Congressional Parties, Institutional Ambition, and the Financing of Majority Control
Mar 2012 · University of Michigan Press
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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.
About the author
Eric S. Heberlig is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Bruce A. Larson is Associate Professor of Political Science at Gettysburg College.
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