Financing the 2008 Election

by David B. Magleby and Anthony Corrado

Book Overview

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The 2008 elections were by any standard historic. The nation elected its first African American president, and the Republicans nominated their first female candidate for vice president. More money was raised and spent on federal contests than in any election in U.S. history. Barack Obama raised a record-setting $745 million for his campaign and federal candidates, party committees, and interest groups also raised and spent record-setting amounts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815703325
• ISBN13: 9780815703327
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"