David B. Magleby is distinguished professor of political science, senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, and dean of the College of Family Home and Social Sciences at Brigham Young University. Kelly D. Patterson is director of the Center for the Study of Elections Democ>racy and former chair of the Department of Political Science at Brigham Young University. He is a former congressional fellow with the American Political Sci>ence Association.

• 1 War Games: Issues and Campaign Finance in the Battle for Control of Congress 2 Rules of Engagement: BCRA and Unanswered Questions 3 Volatility and Volition: The Pendulum Swings High and Hard in Colorado’s Seventh District 4 Independent Actors and Coordinated Campaigns: The Indiana Ninth Congressional District 5 The Minnesota U.S. Senate Race and the Sixth Congressional District Race 6 The 2006 Montana Senate Race 7 Close, but Not Close Enough: Democrats Lose Again by the Slimmest Margin in New Mexico’s First Congressional District 8 The Battle for Ohio 2006: The Democrats Strike Back 9 The 2006 Pennsylvania Senate Race 10 Pennsylvania’s Sixth Congressional District 11 Conclusion

David B. Magleby is distinguished professor of political science, senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, and dean of the College of Family Home and Social Sciences at Brigham Young University. Kelly D. Patterson is director of the Center for the Study of Elections Democ>racy and former chair of the Department of Political Science at Brigham Young University. He is a former congressional fellow with the American Political Sci>ence Association.

• 1 War Games: Issues and Campaign Finance in the Battle for Control of Congress 2 Rules of Engagement: BCRA and Unanswered Questions 3 Volatility and Volition: The Pendulum Swings High and Hard in Colorado’s Seventh District 4 Independent Actors and Coordinated Campaigns: The Indiana Ninth Congressional District 5 The Minnesota U.S. Senate Race and the Sixth Congressional District Race 6 The 2006 Montana Senate Race 7 Close, but Not Close Enough: Democrats Lose Again by the Slimmest Margin in New Mexico’s First Congressional District 8 The Battle for Ohio 2006: The Democrats Strike Back 9 The 2006 Pennsylvania Senate Race 10 Pennsylvania’s Sixth Congressional District 11 Conclusion

David B. Magleby is distinguished professor of political science, senior fellow at the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, and dean of the College of Family Home and Social Sciences at Brigham Young University. Kelly D. Patterson is director of the Center for the Study of Elections Democ>racy and former chair of the Department of Political Science at Brigham Young University. He is a former congressional fellow with the American Political Sci>ence Association.

• 1 War Games: Issues and Campaign Finance in the Battle for Control of Congress 2 Rules of Engagement: BCRA and Unanswered Questions 3 Volatility and Volition: The Pendulum Swings High and Hard in Colorado’s Seventh District 4 Independent Actors and Coordinated Campaigns: The Indiana Ninth Congressional District 5 The Minnesota U.S. Senate Race and the Sixth Congressional District Race 6 The 2006 Montana Senate Race 7 Close, but Not Close Enough: Democrats Lose Again by the Slimmest Margin in New Mexico’s First Congressional District 8 The Battle for Ohio 2006: The Democrats Strike Back 9 The 2006 Pennsylvania Senate Race 10 Pennsylvania’s Sixth Congressional District 11 Conclusion