Super Pacs

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Mutch
Keyword(s):  
Labor Union ◽  
Super Pacs

Super PACs are independent expenditure committees that can take contributions of any size from any American individual, corporation, or labor union, and spend without limit. They made a huge splash when they were first formed in 2010, turning candidates’ attention away from the merely...

A Bright Side of Labor Union in Global Banks: Evidence from the Financial Crisis

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dien Giau Bui ◽  
Yan-Shing Chen ◽  
Hsing-Hua Hsu ◽  
Chih-Yung Lin
Keyword(s):  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Labor Union ◽  
Bright Side ◽  
Global Banks

Interest Groups and Elections

2019 ◽  
pp. 339-357
Author(s):  
Jeffrey M. Berry
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Campaign Finance ◽  
Organizational Forms ◽  
Super Pacs ◽  
New Organizational Forms ◽  
Winner Take All ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Take All

The relationships between interest groups, political parties, and elections have always been dynamic, but in recent years change has accelerated in ways that have favored some interests over others. This chapter considers these developments as the result of a variety of factors, the most critical of which are the growth of polarization, a new legal landscape for campaign finance, and new organizational forms. The chapter goes on to suggest, that as bipartisanship has ebbed, elections have become winner-take-all affairs and interest groups are pushed to choose sides. The chapter further suggests that the rise of super PACs is especially notable as wealthy individuals have become increasingly important, single sources of campaign money, supplanting in part traditional interest groups, especially conventional PACs. It concludes that even as sums spent by super PACs and other interest groups have skyrocketed, the impact of their direct spending on persuading voters remains uncertain.

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