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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Interest Groups & Electoral Politics, Part II

On fundraising:

Political parties consist of:





  • Party in the electorate

  • Party organization

  • Party in government

Interest groups influence all three levels.



Unions do a good deal of phone banking:





Lobbyists can still finance convention activities.

As Dan's post suggests (below), Act Blue is very active.

Emily's List has had an impact on the Democratic Party:


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