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Homework : PP and IGs test on Friday

FrontPage : Turn in FP; make sure to vote BoR …. Homework : PP and IGs test on Friday. There are two ways they can influence the decision-makers… What were these 2 ways? Lobbying and donating money…

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Homework : PP and IGs test on Friday

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  1. FrontPage: Turn in FP; make sure to vote BoR… Homework: PP and IGs test on Friday

  2. There are two ways they can influence the decision-makers… • What were these 2 ways? • Lobbying and donating money… • But, according to campaign finance laws (FECA laws of the 1970s), interest groups, unions, and corporations are prohibited from directly donating money to campaigns or political parties. • They still spend a great deal on lobbying, however: • Amount spent on lobbying http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/index.php • Top spenders on lobbyists: http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/top.php?indexType=s Recall our discussion of how interest groups influence public policy…

  3. In order to still have a voice and be able to support candidates who will in turn support the IGs views, there is a way that IGs can still “give money” to candidates running for office • How do they do this? Interest Groups and Donations

  4. What are PACs? • Who/what governs the actions of PACs • Federal Election Commission (FEC) • Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act (BCRA) limits: • To Candidate: $5000 per election • To Party: $15000 per year • To another PAC: $5000 per year • Whom do PACs contribute to? • Incumbents: why? • Bothcandidates: why? • Runningunopposed: why? Political Action Committees

  5. Top PACs in 2008 election Money raised by all candidates: Top pac contributors

  6. Because the FEC and campaign finance laws regulate the amount of money that can be given to and by PACs, some groups argue that this limits their free speech rights. In order to expand the ability to influence who gets elected (without participating in the actual campaign process), another type of group has come on to the scene in recent years… But even this is not enough…

  7. **(aka a “soft-money PAC”; named for §527 of the Internal Revenue Code) • Purpose: to “influence the nomination, election, appointment or defeat of candidates for public office by engaging in issue advocacy and voter mobilization” • Utilize so-called “issue advocacy ads” that do not directly ask for vote in favor of or against a candidate • Do notspend money to directly advocate the election or defeat of any candidate • **Thus, 527s are not regulated by the FEC and BCRA rules • Permitted to accept unlimited contributions in any amount from any source; can spend any amount as well • But cannot coordinate their efforts with a campaign “527 GROUPS”

  8. Top 527 Committees Top Individual contributions to 527s Info on 527s

  9. They look at voting records and assign a “grade” or score depending upon whether the elected official supports their position… http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53340 How do interest groups know which elected officials to support?

  10. FrontPage: NNIGN – vote for BoR Madness winner Homework: PP and IGs test on Friday

  11. Candidate Ads http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpyOSLZw8qo&feature=relmfu – McCain for President http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygb4fQwQ4yA&feature=related – Sestak for Senate 527s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phqOuEhg9yE&feature=related – SwiftBoat Veterans http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGj0Zen3fkc - Move On http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyqe7Kjb0Nw&playnext=1&list=PL0C4C9BD37A8129AD – Fix the Economy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anieuWFWe8s – Born Alive Truth http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA_yd-TaT5o – Citizens for a Stronger America http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y18NQcByIyI&feature=BFa&list=PLCC608A914886E5C7&index=2 – Victim’s Voice 527 The Differences in Ads – Campaigns and 527s…

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