Becoming a candidate: political ambition and the decision to run for office

Abstract

1. Mudslinging, money-grubbing, and mayhem: who would ever run for office? 2. The decision to run for office: the theoretical and methodological approach 3. Political ambition in the candidate eligibility pool 4. Barack Obama and 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling: sex, race, and political ambition 5. You could be president someday! Early socialization, the role of family, and political ambition 6. On-the-job training: professional circumstances and the decision to run for office 7. You think I should run for office? Political parties, political recruitment, and political ambition 8. Biting the bullet: deciding to run for office 9. Future patterns of candidate emergence and studies of political ambition.

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