Campaigns and Elections Contemporary Case Studies

Michael A. Bailey is an assistant professor of government at Georgetown University. His articles on congressional politics have appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, World Politics and elsewhere. His research and teaching interests include elections, representation, Congress, interest groups, methodology, and Japanese politics.

Paul S. Herrnson is director of the Center for American Politics and Citizenship and professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Congressional Elections: Campaigning at Home and in Washington, 4th ed. (2004) and Party Campaigning in the 1980s (1988) and coauthor of The Financiers of Congressional Elections (2003). He is coeditor of several volumes, including War Stories from Capitol Hill (2003), Responsible Partisanship? The Evolution of American Political Parties Since 1950 (2003), Multiparty Politics in America, 2nd ed. (2002), and Playing Hardball: Campaigning for the U.S. Congress (2000). He has served as an American Political Science Association congressional fellow and has received several teaching awards, including an Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Maryland.

Ronald A. Faucheux is editor in chief of Campaigns & Elections magazine and Campaign Insider, a weekly newsletter. He produces The Political Oddsmaker, an elections handicapping service, and teaches at the Graduate School of Political Management, George Washington University, and American University. His unique background also includes experiences as a Louisiana state legislator and political media consultant; he has conducted major research studies, written numerous articles, and served as a media commentator and research source for electronic and print news organizations worldwide.

Clyde Wilcox is a professor of government at Georgetown University. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Serious Money: Fundraising and Contributing in Presidential Nomination Campaigns (1995), Onward Christian Soldiers: The Christian Right in American Politics (1996), and Interest Groups in American Campaigns: The New Face of Electioneering (1999). His edited books include Women in Elected Office: Past, Present, and Future (1998), The Politics of Gay Rights (2000), and Understanding Public Opinion, 2nd ed. (2002).