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Financing the 1996 Election

John C. Green, ed., 1999, 260 pp, ISBN 0-7656-0385-3, Book #CRF3853, $25.95

The 1996 elections revealed dramatic changes in the financing of federal campaigns. Through soft money donations, issue advocacy campaigns, and other strategems, parties and candidates have been able to circumvent the regulations put in place after the Watergate scandal. Despite widespread condemnation, there is every reason to expect these trends to continue. This study of the 1996 election--the latest in a highly praised series sponsored by the Citizens' Research Foundation--systematically examines the new campaign finance practices and their consequences.

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