Political Interest Groups

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A political interest group is an organization that organizes individuals, financial resources, and a series of goals to influence the running of the American political system. These groups come in many forms, and come from several political viewpoints. They range from the National Rifle Association, which lobbies for continuing free use and ownership of firearms, to the Christian Coalition, which fights for the continued prevalence and adherence of religious behavior in the United States. The paper shows that although both groups promote very different purposes, both are political interest groups because they seek to organize people and encourage people to fight for a cause on their behalf.

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"The second stage of a media campaign is to use the media to boost support for a particular issue. By doing so, this support demonstrates to politicians that they better get on board, because the voters want something, and the voters are the people that keep politicians employed. (Dawn, 1994) Lastly, the interest group must use this newfound support from voters and find a way to communicate its importance to the elected officials making decisions on the particular issue. Only then, once the politicians realize that the issue has support one way or another, will they invest the necessary time and energy into supporting the groups message."

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