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

 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 Amount spent on lobbying  Top spenders on lobbyists:

 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?

 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?  Both candidates: why?  Running unopposed: why?

 Top PACs in 2008 election Top PACs in 2008 election  Money raised by all candidates: Money raised by all candidates

 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…

**(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 not spend 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

 Top 527 Committees Top 527 Committees  Top Individual contributions to 527s Top Individual contributions to 527s

 They look at voting records and assign a “grade” or score depending upon whether the elected official supports their position…  php?can_id= php?can_id=53340

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

 Candidate Ads  – McCain for President  – Sestak for Senate   527s  – SwiftBoat Veterans  - Move On  9BD37A8129AD – Fix the Economy 9BD37A8129AD  – Born Alive Truth  – Citizens for a Stronger America  8A914886E5C7&index=2 – Victim’s Voice A914886E5C7&index=2