03389nam 2200769 a 450 991045325280332120200520144314.097866113831071-281-38310-41-281-87900-297866118790061-59213-675-3(CKB)1000000000555394(EBL)340789(OCoLC)476156699(SSID)ssj0000121667(PQKBManifestationID)11145031(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000121667(PQKBWorkID)10110469(PQKB)10343570(MiAaPQ)EBC340789(OCoLC)560634919(MdBmJHUP)muse15442(MiAaPQ)EBC4977313(Au-PeEL)EBL340789(CaPaEBR)ebr10255149(CaONFJC)MIL187900(Au-PeEL)EBL4977313(CaONFJC)MIL138310(OCoLC)823840085(EXLCZ)99100000000055539420070831d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChoices and changes[electronic resource] interest groups in the electoral process /Michael M. Franz1st ed.Philadelphia Temple University Press20081 online resource (242 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59213-673-7 1-59213-674-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-216) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The Puzzle of Interest Group Electioneering; Chapter 2 Election Law and Electoral Politics Between FECA and BCRA; Chapter 3 A Theory of Emergent and Changing Interest Group Tactics; Chapter 4 Putting PACs in (Political) Context(s); Chapter 5 Understanding Soft Money; Chapter 6 Following 527s and Watching Issue Advocacy; Chapter 7 Tracking the Regulatory Context; Chapter 8 Conclusion; Appendix PAC Ideology Measure; Notes; Bibliography; IndexChoices and Changes is the most comprehensive examination to date of the impact of interest groups on recent American electoral politics. Richly informed, theoretically and empirically, it is the first book to explain the emergence of aggressive interest group electioneering tactics in the mid-1990s-including "soft money" contributions, issue ads, and "527s" (IRS-classified political organizations). Michael Franz argues that changing political and legal contexts have clearly influenced the behavior of interest groups. To support his argument, he tracks in detail the evoluPolitical campaignsUnited StatesPolitical campaignsLaw and legislationUnited StatesCampaign fundsUnited StatesPressure groupsUnited StatesAdvertising, PoliticalUnited StatesElectronic books.Political campaignsPolitical campaignsLaw and legislationCampaign fundsPressure groupsAdvertising, Political324.70973Franz Michael M.1976-953947MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453252803321Choices and changes2449480UNINA