Lobbying: the Inside Game

Finishing Campaign Finance

• Dark Money
• FAQ about 501(c)(4) groups
• The Dark Money Churn
• Democratic Dark Money
• Conglomerates
•  American Crossroads 
• Crossroads GPS (see fundraising letter)
• IMPORTANT NEW CASE ON DARK MONEY DISCLOSURE

Types of Lobbyists

• Data on lobbyists
• An example of a DC/CA firm with Claremont ties
• Bipartisan DC firm

"The Most Permeable Branch"

• Members and staff  (and yes, you can find salaries)
• Committees
• Committee staff
• Party Leadership
• Leadership staff
• Congressional Member Organizations

ACCESS: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) says that if she finds 30 phone messages, "of the thirty, you're going to know ten of them. Anyone is going to make phone calls to the people they know first.  I'm going to call the people I know. Among the people I know are donors."

"Credibility first" and "Only the Facts Count" (Berry 135)

The lay of the land"

• Know the jurisdictions:  tax, appropriations, regulation
• Know the process
• Know the calendar
• Know the people
• Plant seeds

This video is pretty good:

• Soft sells and building relationships
• Lobbying staff: what to do (see video above)
• Lobbying staff: what not to do

Hearing survival guide -- murder boards