Interest Groups and Congress

Types of Organizations

The Outside Game:

• Tweet Your Congressman!
• Grassroots and Grasstops
• Tips for Face-to-Face Meetings

The Inside Game:

• Lobby Data example:  the NCAA
• The Revolving Door
• Shadow/Stealth Lobbying

The Claire Underwood Game

• Rent-A-Friend
• Even Sneakier Rent-a-Friend
• Buying Think Tanks

The Money Game

• Lester Fremon Explains It For You
• Follow the Money