For Better or Worse?

David A. Dulio is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Oakland University. He is the coeditor (with James A. Thurber and Candice J. Nelson) of Crowded Airwaves: Campaign Advertising in Elections and (with Candice J. Nelson and Stephen K. Medvic) of Shades of Gray: Perspectives on Campaign Ethics.

• List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface 1. Introduction 2. Consultants Enter the Electioneering Mix 3. Who are these Guys Anyway? 4. Electoral Connections: Consultants, Candidates, Voters, and the Press 5. Party Favors?: Have Consultants Replaced Political Parties? 6. Consultants' Effects on Candidate Fund-raising and Electoral Success 7. For Better or Worse—What Hath the Consultants Wrought? Appendices Notes Bibliography Index