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Money Talks…and Votes? How Campaign Finances Influence Senatorial Votes in the 116th Congress

Karagosian, Maggi C
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9474-2213
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors165014734600231

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2022, Bachelor of Science (BS), Ohio University, Journalism.
This project analyzes the impact that grassroots campaign contributions have on senatorial votes in the United States. It explores what issues are particularly important to residents of 25 randomly selected states, along with voting records of the two co-senators that represent each state. Then, campaign contributions are compared to those voting records to determine if candidates vote less often based on dollars received per capita. The main hypothesis addressed is that senators who received more money from grassroots level donors were more likely to vote on issues deemed to be "important" by their constituents. In sum, this thesis explores the ways in which campaign contributions influence how often senators vote.
Benjamin R. LaPoe, II, Ph.D. (Advisor)
69 p.
Journalism; Political Science
campaign finance; political fundraising; senate; grassroots fundraising;

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  • Karagosian, M. C. (2022). Money Talks…and Votes? How Campaign Finances Influence Senatorial Votes in the 116th Congress [Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors165014734600231

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Karagosian, Maggi. Money Talks…and Votes? How Campaign Finances Influence Senatorial Votes in the 116th Congress. 2022. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors165014734600231.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Karagosian, Maggi. "Money Talks…and Votes? How Campaign Finances Influence Senatorial Votes in the 116th Congress." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors165014734600231

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