Michael G. Miller, “Subsidizing Democracy: How Public Funding Changes Elections and How it Can Work in the Future” (Cornell UP, 2014)
With a 2016 presidential election likely to cost several billions dollars, is there any way to prevent money from completely overwhelming US politics? Public financing of campaigns has offered one solution and is the focus of Michael G.
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Michael G. Miller, “Subsidizing Democracy: How Public Funding Changes Elections and How it Can Work in the Future” (Cornell UP, 2014)
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With a 2016 presidential election likely to cost several billions dollars, is there any way to prevent money from completely overwhelming US politics? Public financing of campaigns has offered one solution and is the focus of Michael G. Miller‘s new book, Subsidizing Democracy: How Public Funding Changes Elections and How it Can Work in the Future (Cornell UP, 2014).
In several states – Arizona, Connecticut, and Maine – implemented full public funding plans in the early 2000s. These state-level efforts allow Miller to test several assumptions about public funding, including an argument that they could increase the quality of candidates in competitive races, free candidates to meet more registered voters, and possible increase turnout. The empirical findings from Miller’s research provide convincing evidence that many of these goals have been met.
Miller is assistant professor of political science at Barnard College.
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