Interest Groups in American Campaigns: The New Face of Electioneering

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

Book Overview

As witnessed in the 2004 elections, Americans feel the influence of interest groups today more than ever before. In races for the presidency, Congress, state legislatures, and even local school boards, interest groups help--in both major and minor ways--elect (or reelect) candidates who support their views. Interest Groups in American Campaigns is the only book to focus specifically on the role of interest groups in elections. Rozell, Wilcox, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933116242
• ISBN13: 9781933116242
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 9.0"

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.