Karen Sebold
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Also affiliated: United States Congress (2021); Kai Research (United States) (2021)
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Karen Sebold's research focuses on the financial aspects of political campaigns in the United States, particularly the role of independent expenditures and donor behavior. Her work examines how these financial mechanisms evolve over time and influence electoral outcomes. Sebold has investigated the decline of "access donors" in funding national nominating conventions, a trend potentially linked to shifts in campaign finance regulations and practices. She also analyzes forecasting models for presidential nominations, assessing the viability of candidates within their party's primary process. Sebold's scholarship includes analyses of the impact of landmark legal decisions, such as *Citizens United*, on the landscape of political funding. Her work contributes to understanding the complex interplay between money, media, and electoral politics in contemporary American elections.
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- h-index: 6
- Publications: 39
- Citations: 84
Selected Publications
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The Decline of Access Donors in Funding National Nominating Conventions (2026)
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Forecasting the 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination: Can the Former Heavyweight Champ Win Another Title Shot? (2024)
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Fundamentals Matter: Forecasting the 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination (2020)
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Global value chains and corporate lobbying for trade liberalization (2018)
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Can “Letting in Sunlight” Lead to Accidental Sunburn? The Unintended Consequences of Campaign Finance Reform on the Financing of U.S. Presidential Candidates (2018)
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Forecasting Presidential Nominations in 2016: #WePredictedClintonANDTrump (2016)
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Multiple Donor Networks Begin to Shed Light on the Nomination Process: The 2004 Democratic Nomination Process (2013)
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The Invisible Hands of Political Parties in Presidential Elections (2013)
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Refining (and Redefining) the Party (2013)
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Multiple Donors and the Party as a Network (2013)
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Multiple Donors and Their Place in the Partisan Universe (2013)
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A Tale of Two Networks: The 2008 Nomination Process (2013)
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A “Not-Romney” Explanation: The 2012 Republican Nomination Process (2013)
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Why Contested Primaries May Not Be Divisive Primaries (2013)
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Party cohesion in presidential races (2013)
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Top Collaborators
- Forecasting the 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination: Can the Former Heavyweight Champ Win Another Title Shot?
- Forecasting the 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination: Can the Former Heavyweight Champ Win Another Title Shot?
- Forecasting the 2024 Republican Presidential Nomination: Can the Former Heavyweight Champ Win Another Title Shot?
- The Decline of Access Donors in Funding National Nominating Conventions
- The Decline of Access Donors in Funding National Nominating Conventions
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