Does Money Matter in American Elections?

Robin Kolodny

Professor and Chair, Political Science at Temple University

In the last two presidential elections (and nominating contests), money raised and spent on elections proved a poor indicator of candidate success. How can that be? This talk will explore the erosion of the campaign finance regulatory system, the emergence of low-cost communications technologies, and a potential new model for candidate recruitment and emergence.

Robin Kolodny received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Florida International University in 1985 and her PhD in Political Science from the Johns Hopkins University in 1992. She is Professor and chair of Political Science at Temple University. Kolodny is the author of Pursuing Majorities: Congressional Campaign Committees in American Politics (University of Oklahoma Press, 1998). She is currently writing The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance with Diana Dwyre (California State University Chico).

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