interest groups and elections

what is an interest group

• an organized group which shares common objectives and actively attempt to influence policymakers.

• lobby

• a group that make negative ads

• a group of people who pay the most tax

what is pork

• oink oink

• meat

• dirty people

• money that is given to special projects

what is earmarked

• intended for a broad group of people

• intended for specific group

• intended for a specific purpose

• intended to mark a specific group

what is grassroots

• movement of the senate

• movement of the president

• a movement of the people

• a movement of the elite

what are types of interest groups

• environmental

• public interest

• single interest

• foreign governments

• economic

can interest groups have direct action

• yes

• no

can interest groups have indirect action

• yes

• no

what is shadow election

• check for support

• check of the election

• check of the candidates

• check of the people

what are focus groups

• to test the audience

• to test the sound

• to test the message, presentation, issues

what is the first step of campaigns

• shadow election

• focus groups

• nomination

• self-starters