The Legislative Legacy of Congressional Campaigns

by Tracy Sulkin

Book Overview

Do members of Congress follow through on the appeals they make in campaigns? The answer to this question lies at the heart of assessments of democratic legitimacy. This study demonstrates that, contrary to the conventional wisdom that candidates' appeals are just "cheap talk," campaigns actually have a lasting legacy in the content of representatives' and senators' behavior in office. Legislators face clear incentives to offer sincere claims in their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521514495
• ISBN13: 9780521514491
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.3"