Campaign warriors : the role of political consultants in elections / James A. Thurber, Candice J. Nelson, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the study of campaign consultants / James A. Thurber -- Portrait of campaign consultants / James A. Thurber, Candice J. Nelson, and David A. Dulio -- The business of political consulting / Dennis W. Johnson -- Lessons from the field: a journey into political consulting / Martin Hamburger -- Hired guns and house races: campaign professionals in House elections / Paul S. Herrnson -- Professionalization in Congressional campaigns / Stephen K. Medvic -- Electoral partnerships: political consultants and political parties / Robin Kolodny -- Campaign consultants and direct democracy: politics of citizen control / David B. Magleby and Kelly D. Patterson -- The internationalization of campaign consultancy / Shawn Bowler and David M. Farrell -- Appendices: Measuring campaign consultants' attitudes and beliefs -- The State Party Survey -- Initiative and referendum interviews.