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Table of Contents
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List of Tables and Figures |
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Acknowledgments |
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Abbreviations |
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Chapter 1: Introduction |
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What Do We Know About Senate Leadership? |
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Balancing Constraints |
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Expectations for This Research |
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Caveats and Qualifications |
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Organization of the Study |
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Chapter 2: Institutional Constraints: Job Description of Senate Majority Leadership |
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The Office Emerges |
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Organizing the Senate |
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Setting the Agenda |
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Managing the Floor |
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Mobilizing the Majority |
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Campaigning and Fundraising |
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Speaking for the Party |
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Networking With Elites |
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Conclusions |
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Chapter 3: Party Constraints: Selection of Senate Majority Leaders |
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How a Senator Becomes Majority Leader |
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Factors in Leadership Selection |
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Conclusions |