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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791048003321

Titolo

Interest groups unleashed [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Paul S. Herrnson, Christopher J. Deering, Clyde Wilcox

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : CQ Press, 2013

ISBN

1-5443-5027-9

1-4833-4936-5

1-4833-0120-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 285 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

HerrnsonPaul S. <1958->

DeeringChristopher J. <1951->

WilcoxClyde <1953->

Disciplina

322.430973

Soggetti

Pressure groups - United States - History - 21st century

Elections - United States - History - 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

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 and Senate races. This volume explores - in a series of lively case studies - a cross-section of groups, communities, and networks that vividly illustrates the 'unleashing' of interest group activity in the electoral process in response to Citizens United and other court cases and events.