Parties, Interest Groups, And Political Campaigns

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Just in time for the coming 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 mid-term elections of 2006, this book looks ahead to 2008 in 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.