GOVT 2306 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6.2: Political Action Committee
20 Oct 2016
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Interest groups are not simply information channels between business and government. They promote the political interests of elected officials who support their viewpoints and oppose the interests of those who do not. Interest groups engage in this activity by making campaign contributions to candidates, or collect funds from their members, bundling those funds as donation from the interest group. The interest group creates a political action committee to make the contribution. Reasons to create a political action committee: More substantial contributions from a pac than individual contributions. The lobbyist in charge can more likely gain political access than can a lobbyist who simply asks interest-group members to main individual checks. Show the candidate that the interest group strongly cares about their agenda. Get out the vote efforts by both parties involved mining big databases to identify people who are likely to vote for their candidates, calling, and visiting at home.
