POL 324 Lecture 11: Parties in Office pt 2
5 Feb 2019
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Less formal than in congress which is specifically set up around parties. Goal: to rally own party in congress, aims for own sense of party discipline (voting for. Idea similar to presidential coattails from party competition topic. Idea similar to discussion of leadership in congress section. Legislator more attuned to constituents rather than president. Interest groups use pacs to get money and lobbyists to get influence. Presidents ability to create party discipline depends on: Number of legislators who won very competitive elections. Interest group: group with purpose of influencing politics/government. Pac: part of interest group that is allowed to give $ Lobbyist: works for interest group to promote interest group in government. Interest group strategies to influence party not similar but have same mindset (which essentially is what the interest group wants) didn"t want to run again and aren"t actually that old as speaker of the house.
