Article Review Not All Money Is Equal: The Differential Effect of Spending by Incumbents and Challengers in Gubernatorial Primaries.

Article Review Not All Money Is Equal: The Differential Effect of Spending by Incumbents and Challengers in Gubernatorial Primaries. Bardwell, Kedron. State Politics and Policy Quarterly, 2003, Vol. 3 Issue 3, p294-308 The author explores the difference spending makes in gubernatorial primary elections in regards to incumbents versus challengers. He takes various research data from other political scientists and combines it with his own to draw a conclusion on whether or not campaign spending has a significant …

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