Interest Groups in American Campaigns: The New Face of Electioneering

by Mark J. Rozell, Clyde Wilcox, Michael M. Franz

Book Overview

In today's era of greatly divisive partisanship in Washington, interest groups have become increasingly powerful forces in U.S. politics. In races for the presidency, Congress, and state legislatures, these groups often help to elect--or reelect--candidates who support their causes and views. Now in its third edition, Interest Groups in American Campaigns: The New Face of Electioneering focuses on the key role that interest groups play in U.S. elections...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199829799
• ISBN13: 9780199829798
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Interests Groups and Campaigns

This book is a very good (clear and coherent) look at interest groups and their ever-continuing encroachment on the American electoral process. I read this for a Grad Seminar in interest groups and actually enjoyed reading a book for school. It led me to think about the money relationship between interest groups and campaigning as a form of patronage--not a claim made by the author, though. Interest groups gain access and control, and candidates get campaign money.