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Interest groups unleashed /

The 2010 US campaign and election was pivotal: the Republican takeover of the House, the advent of 'super PACs', and record-breaking sums spent on a midterm election. More than ever before, interest groups were able to mobilise new resources and new technologies in a shifting set of House...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Herrnson, Paul S., 1958- (Editor ), Deering, Christopher J., 1951- (Editor ), Wilcox, Clyde, 1953- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage/CQ Press, [2013]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • A new era of interest group participation in federal elections / Paul S. Herrnson
  • The voice of American business: the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the 2010 elections / Robert G. Boatright
  • Drugs, doctors, and hospitals: campaigning post-health care reform / Suzanne M. Robbins
  • More bang for the buck? Defense industry contributions and the 2010 elections / Jake Haselswerdt and Christopher J. Deering
  • Past as prologue: the electoral influence of corporations / Michael M. Franz
  • Onward union soldiers? Organized labor's future in American elections / Peter L. Francia
  • It wasn't easy being green in 2010: The League of Conservation voters and the uphill battle to make the environment matter / Ronald G. Shaiko
  • Iron law of emulation: American crossroads and crossroads GPS / John J. Pitney Jr.
  • Nimble giants: how national interest groups harnessed Tea Party enthusiasm / Jonathan Mummolo
  • School of hard knocks: netroots political associations / David Karpf
  • Interest groups unleashed: beyond the 2010 election cycle / Paul S. Herrnson, Christopher J. Deering, Clyde Wilcox
  • Appendix: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010).