Subsidizing Democracy: How Public Funding Changes Elections and How It Can Work in the Future

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Subsidizing Democracy Subsidizing Democracy How Public Funding Changes Elections and How It Can Work in the Future Michael G. Miller Cornell University Press Ithaca and London Copyright © 2014 by Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. First published 2014 by Cornell University Press Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Miller, Michael Gerald, author. Subsidizing democracy : how public funding changes elections and how it can work in the future / Michael G. Miller. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8014-5227-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Campaign funds—United States. 2. Political campaigns—United States. 3. Elections—United States. 4. United States—Politics and government—21st century. I. Title. JK1991.M65 2014 324.7′8—dc23 2013021192 Cornell University Press strives to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the fullest extent possible in the publishing of its books. Such materials include vegetable-based, low-VOC inks and acidfree papers that are recycled, totally chlorine-free, or partly composed of nonwood fibers. For further information, visit our website at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. Cloth printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Laura ...