LEADER 03356nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910782580903321 005 20230721033342.0 010 $a9786611383107 010 $a1-281-38310-4 010 $a1-281-87900-2 010 $a9786611879006 010 $a1-59213-675-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000555394 035 $a(EBL)340789 035 $a(OCoLC)476156699 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000121667 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11145031 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000121667 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10110469 035 $a(PQKB)10343570 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC340789 035 $a(OCoLC)560634919 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse15442 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4977313 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL340789 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10255149 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL187900 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4977313 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL138310 035 $a(OCoLC)823840085 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000555394 100 $a20070831d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChoices and changes$b[electronic resource] $einterest groups in the electoral process /$fMichael M. Franz 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cTemple University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (242 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59213-673-7 311 $a1-59213-674-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [207]-216) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aChoices 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 evolu 606 $aPolitical campaigns$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical campaigns$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 606 $aCampaign funds$zUnited States 606 $aPressure groups$zUnited States 606 $aAdvertising, Political$zUnited States 615 0$aPolitical campaigns 615 0$aPolitical campaigns$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aCampaign funds 615 0$aPressure groups 615 0$aAdvertising, Political 676 $a324.70973 700 $aFranz$b Michael M.$f1976-$01462373 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782580903321 996 $aChoices and changes$93803651 997 $aUNINA