1. Fundraising Coalitions in Open Seat Mayoral Elections.
- Author
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Adams, Brian
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POLITICAL candidates , *MAYORAL elections , *FUNDRAISING , *CAMPAIGN funds , *COALITIONS - Abstract
Mayoral candidates need to assemble a fundraising coalition so they can raise sufficient funds to be competitive. What is the nature of those coalitions? Are they narrow coalitions of like minded interests, or are they broad coalitions encompassing many different groups? Further, are the coalitions assembled by opposing candidates fundamentally different, or do most candidates receive their funds from the same sources? This article explores these questions through an analysis of five open seat mayoral elections in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle. The results show that mayoral elections are not characterized by competing coalitions of donors. Most candidates assemble broad coalitions of many different groups and because of this breadth, candidates often have internally inconsistent coalitions. Further, the fundraising coalitions of opposing candidates are usually quite similar. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2006