Parties, Interest Groups, and Political Campaigns

Just in time for the upcoming elections, this book shows how political parties and interest groups have become highly interdependent in the era of candidate-centered elections, issue-advocacy organizations, and media-driven campaigns. With up-to-date data through the 2006 mid-term elections, this book looks ahead to 2008, illustrating such important developments as the inc

Just in time for the upcoming elections, this book shows how political parties and interest groups have become highly interdependent in the era of candidate-centered elections, issue-advocacy organizations, and media-driven campaigns. With up-to-date data through the 2006 mid-term elections, this book looks ahead to 2008, illustrating such important developments as the increasing competitiveness of party politics, the effects of campaign finance reform, the rise of 527 groups in campaigns, the "K Street Strategy" and the Abramoff lobbying scandal, and new media and movements across the political spectrum. An essential resource for political junkies, this book provides one-stop shopping for understanding the new style of American politics.