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Save to My PortfolioA Collapse of the Campaign Finance Regime?

Thomas E. Mann, April 2008, The Forum, Volume 6, Issue 1

The fascinating 2008 presidential election has produced recent campaign finance developments, writes Thomas Mann, suffiently dramatic as to raise questions about the viability of the entire regime of campaign finance law. Read More

Campaign Finance, U.S. Politics, Courts, U.S. Congress, Elections

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Save to My PortfolioCampaign Finance: Is Unregulated Spending the Most Effective Way to Ensure Citizens Have the Power to Speak to Their Government?

Thomas E. Mann, July 13, 2007, Los Angeles Times

Is money in politics a problem at all, or is unregulated spending the most effective way to ensure citizens have the power to speak to their government? Thomas Mann and Bradley Smith debate on the future of campaign finance reform. Read More

Campaign Finance, U.S. Politics, Campaigns, Elections, U.S. Judiciary

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Save to My PortfolioCampaign Finance: Matching Candidates' Scratch

Thomas E. Mann, July 12, 2007, Los Angeles Times

Are matching funds ever going to work at the federal level? Can they succeed at the state and local levels? Thomas E. Mann and Bradley Smith debate the future of campaign finance reform.
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Campaign Finance, Courts, U.S. Politics, Campaigns, Elections

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Save to My PortfolioCampaign Finance Reform: Are There Smarter Ways to Fix the System?

Thomas E. Mann, July 12, 2007, Los Angeles Times

Are there campaign finance reform methods that are not vulnerable to 1st Amendment challenges? Thomas E. Mann and Bradley Smith debate the future of campaign finance reform.
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Campaign Finance, Courts, U.S. Politics, Campaigns, Elections

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Save to My PortfolioDoes the Supreme Court's Recent Wisconsin Right to Life Decision Signal the End of All Campaign Finance Reform Laws?

Thomas E. Mann, July 10, 2007, Los Angeles Times

Does the Supreme Court's recent Wisconsin Right to Life decision signal the end of all campaign finance reform laws? Thomas Mann and Bradley Smith debate the future of campaign finance reform.
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Campaign Finance, Courts, U.S. Politics, Campaigns, U.S. Judiciary

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Save to My PortfolioCampaign Finance Reloaded

Thomas E. Mann, July 09, 2007, Los Angeles Times

Senior Fellow Thomas Mann argues that the Supreme Court went both too far and not far enough in its Wisconsin Right to Life decision. Read More

Campaign Finance, U.S. Politics, Courts, Campaigns, Elections

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Save to My PortfolioSuppressing Political Speech?

Thomas E. Mann, July 09, 2007, Opportunity 08: What Matters

A recent Supreme Court ruling allows paid ads by unions and corporations to run right up until Election Day. Brookings Thomas Mann argues that the decision gutted a good faith effort by Congress to limit the influence of money in politics. Read More

Campaign Finance, Courts, U.S. Politics, Campaigns, Elections

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Save to My PortfolioRepealing the Limitation on Party Expenditures on Behalf of Candidates in General Elections

Thomas E. Mann, April 18, 2007, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

Testimony by Thomas E. Mann, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (4/18/07) Read More

U.S. Politics, Campaign Finance, U.S. Congress, Elections, Governance

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Save to My PortfolioBipartisan Campaign Reform Act: Success or Failure?

Thomas E. Mann, April 10, 2007, The Campaign Legal Center

Opinion by Thomas E. Mann, The Campaign Legal Center (4/10/07) Read More

U.S. Politics, Campaign Finance, Elections, Politics

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Save to My PortfolioElectronic Filing of Senate Campaign Finance Reports

Thomas E. Mann, March 14, 2007, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

Testimony by Thomas E. Mann, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (3/14/07) Read More

U.S. Congress, U.S. Politics, Campaign Finance, Governance, Elections

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Save to My PortfolioFinancing the 2006 Midterm Elections

Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Washington, DC

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Campaign Finance, U.S. Politics, Elections, Politics

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioFinancing the 2004 Election

Anthony Corrado, David B. Magleby and Kelly D. Patterson, May 01, 2006

Since 1960, Financing the Election volumes have presented reliable information on the costs and trends of campaign finance in the United States. In establishing the parameters of electoral campaigns and political spending—and interpreting the results Read More

Campaign Finance

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Save to My PortfolioThe Future of Campaign Finance: Congress, the FEC, and the Courts

Thursday, October 20, 2005
Washington, DC

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BOOK

Save to My PortfolioThe New Campaign Finance Sourcebook

Anthony Corrado, Daniel R. Ortiz, Thomas E. Mann and Trevor Potter, October 01, 2005

This book has been integrated with the award-winning and frequently visited Brookings website to provide a timely, interactive tool for policymakers, journalists, and scholars. Four of the country’s leading experts on campaign finance reform have con Read More

Campaign Finance, U.S. Politics, Elections, Politics

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Save to My PortfolioHere's a New Campaign Finance Reform Plan: Just Stop

Jonathan Rauch, 7-May-05, National Journal

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U.S. Politics, Campaign Finance, Elections, Politics

In Brief

Attempts to limit the influence of money on American political campaigns dates back to the 1860s. Recently, Congress passed legislation requiring candidates to disclose sources of campaign contributions and how the money is spent – and regulated the use of "soft-money" contributions. Are the reforms working?

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Thomas E. Mann

Thomas E. Mann

Senior Fellow, Governance Studies
The W. Averell Harriman Chair

A noted congressional scholar, Tom Mann writes and speaks widely on issues related to campaigns; elections; and the effectiveness of Congress. He has conducted polls for congressional candidates and overseen national public opinion studies. Mann recently co-authored The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track.


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Anthony Corrado

Anthony Corrado

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

An expert on political finance, Anthony Corrado focuses on campaign finance; political party behavior; and campaign and election law.


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