For Better or Worse?

How Political Consultants are Changing Elections in the United States

By David A. Dulio | Publisher: State University of New York Press

About the book

For Better or Worse? offers a fresh look at how professional campaign consultants have both positive and negative effects on democracy in the United States. Questioning much of the prevailing conventional wisdom, David A. Dulio employs a unique set of data that empirically examines consultants' own attitudes and beliefs to evaluate where they stand in modern democratic elections. Furthermore, he explores their relationships with candidates, voters, political parties, and the media, revealing that political consultants play an integral role in U.S. elections.

Editions of For Better or Worse?

Hardcover
ISBN 9780791460436
Paperback
ISBN 9780791460443
PDF
ISBN 9780791485323

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For Better or Worse? offers a fresh look at how professional campaign consultants have both positive and negative effects on democracy in the United States. Questioning much of the prevailing conventional wisdom, David A. Dulio employs a unique set of data that empirically examines consultants' own attitudes and beliefs to evaluate where they stand in modern democratic elections. Furthermore, he explores their relationships with candidates, voters, political parties, and the media, revealing that political consultants play an integral role in U.S. elections.

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What is For Better or Worse? about?

For Better or Worse? offers a fresh look at how professional campaign consultants have both positive and negative effects on democracy in the United States. Questioning much of the prevailing conventional wisdom, David A. Dulio employs a unique set of data that empirically examines consultants' own attitudes and beliefs to evaluate where they stand in modern democratic elections. Furthermore, he explores their relationships with candidates, voters, political parties, and the media, revealing that political consultants play an integral role in U.S. elections.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in For Better or Worse??

Society and Social Sciences > Politics and government > Political structure and processes

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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780791460436

How long is For Better or Worse? and how many pages does it have?

For Better or Worse? has 306 page(s)

Who is/are the Author/s of the book For Better or Worse??

David A. Dulio

Who is the Publisher of the book For Better or Worse??

State University of New York Press

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For Better or Worse? is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791460436) and paperback(ISBN 9780791460443) and pdf(ISBN 9780791485323)

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