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Ethnicity. African 2.4 East Asian (China, Japan, Korea), 8.5 Other Asian, 8.7 British/Irish, 21.5 German/Scandinavian/Dutch 35.4 Other European 18.1 Latin American 4.6 Other 2.3. Religion. Catholic 32.8 Methodist 9.2 Lutheran 6.0 Other Protestant 19.2 Jewish 9.1 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ethnicity
African 2.4 East Asian (China, Japan, Korea), 8.5 Other Asian, 8.7 British/Irish, 21.5German/Scandinavian/Dutch 35.4 Other European 18.1Latin American 4.6 Other 2.3
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Religion Catholic 32.8Methodist 9.2Lutheran 6.0 Other Protestant 19.2 Jewish 9.1None 10.4Atheist 1.3 Muslim 1.2Hindu 1.8Eastern Orthodox 1.2Other 1.9
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Politics
Liberal 30.0 Middle-of-the-Road, 28.3 Conservative, 36.3
Apolitical 4.8
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Origin
Foreign 12.8 American non-Indiana, 40.5Indiana city, 10.1Indiana suburb 13.5Indiana town 16.9 Indiana rural 6.7
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Announcements--Tuesday Breakout--do Paper Case write-up. No class Thanksgiving week
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Announcements--Thursday Breakout next week-- review Quiz 2 is in progress. It continues
till next Monday
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G302, Week 12: Coalitions and Lobbying
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Park Place Entertainment Corp.
Caesar’s Palace (Las Vegas) The Flamingo Hilton (Las Vegas) Atlantic City New Jersey casinos Mississippi casinos
A 1998 spinoff from Hilton Hotels
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Senator Corzine said to the CEO of Park Place, June 28, 2000 that he
"does not mean to be pushy but he has to know before the meeting with the president if he can count on you for $16,000."
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Two Interesting Dates Aug. 30, 2000
Dismissal of rival's appeal of favorable court decision, following BIA recommendation
Park Place donates $16,000 to the Democratic Party
October 6, 2000 BIA declares tribal court cannot enforce
$1.8 billion judgment against Park Place Park Place donates $10,000 to the
Democratic Party
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What you will learn today
How to form a coalition to help fight your political battle
What lobbyists and campaign contributions are good for
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Coalition Formation Figure out who should be on your side Make sure they know they should be
on your side. Solve the free rider problem and get
them to help.
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The Rent ChainDistributionChannels
Value ChainInputs
LaborCapital
Community
Logistics
Customers
Whole- salers
RetailersSuppliers
Operations
Marketing
ServiceSupport
Distri-butors
Consumers
Anheuser-Busch is a good example of a company that uses the rent chain
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Policy under analysis: Exemption for job-creating exports Interests Demand Side Supply Side Prediction
Benefits from the Policy__ Ability to Generate Action
Supporting Organizing Political Interests Subs. Magnitude Per Capita Numbers Coverage Resources Costs Action Boeing lower price shareholders sell shares large small large extensive large high little employees few large substantial large little limited low little suppliers other bus. substantial moderate substantial extensive moderate high moderate Communities Boeing few substantial considerable small little small low little suppliers few moderate moderate considerable extensive moderate high little Oil rig,container lower price moderate small few little moderate low little mfgrs Lessors other loans moderate small small little large low little Opposing Organizing Political Interests Subs. Magnitude Per Capita Numbers Coverage Resources Costs Action Taxpayers none large small huge complete huge high little Tax-exempt none substantial substantial large extensive small low large
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Example: Construction Waste
A state proposed allowing builders to bury solid waste on the construction site, with appropriate inspection by the cities.
The lobbyist representing disposal companies had to decide what to do.
First, he contacted environmentalist groups.
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Who would make the best coalition partner to oppose the disposal bill? (a) Builders(b) Construction unions(c) Non-union construction workers(d) Landscaping companies(e) Local governments
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Example:1977 Clean Air Act Amendments
How should sulfur dioxide emissions be reduced? “Scrubbers” on new power plants? Low-sulfur western coal?
Eastern coal produces ~ 4 lbs sulfur/MBTU
Western coal produces ~1 lb sulfur/MBTU A ceiling on pounds of sulfur/MBTU of coal?
(EPA proposal)
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Western vs. Eastern Coal
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The Strange Coalition Environmentalists were strong in the
West. They supported scrubbers and opposed Western mining.
Eastern coal companies and the United Mineworkers union found allies in the Sierra Club.
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“Logrolling”: You vote for me on this, and I’ll vote for you on that
1. Did the sign-in sheet get around? 2. If you answered a question, bring up anotecard for me.
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What Do Lobbyists Do? Identify threats Track legislation Provide information about the issue Provide information about the issue’s
politics Organise coalitions Influence public opinion
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Lobbying matters most in interest-group and client politics
Concentrated
Dispersed
Concentrated
Interest group politics
Entrepreneurial politics
Dispersed Client politics
Majoritarian politics
Policy Benefits
PolicyCosts
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The Inside and Outside Games The “Inside Game”: contact officials
directly
The “Outside Game”: get other people to contact officials: Grassroots: get your members and friends to
write letters Astroturf: hire a lobbying firm to create real or
simulated grassroots support Grass-tops: get your members who already
have ties to the officials to contact them
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Example: The New Jersey Cable TV Ass.
A $39 million tax on cable TV was proposed. The NJCTA killed it by sending a packet to each member company suggesting:
A 30-second public-service ad from NJCTA Letters to newspapers (with a sample for them) Ask employees to write to legislators Letters to legislators from the general manager Give antitax postcards to subscribers and employees
(150,000 were mailed in, which the NJCTA sorted and delivered to legislators)
An antitax phone message for customers on hold
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Campaign Contributions: Can You Buy a Congressman? “Money buys access, not action”.
Contributions are part of informational lobbying
In client politics, a contribution may make a direct difference
Contributions help elect people with positions you like--but, free rider problem
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Microsoft Political Donations
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1992 1994 1996 1998
PACIndiv.Soft $
$000
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Soft Money and Hard Money
http://www.opensecrets.org/basics/law/index.asp
Corporations cannot donate directly to candidates
Before 2002, corporations, unions, and individuals could donate unlimited amounts for “party-building”
1999-2000, the national parties raised $495M in soft money, 2/3 from 800 donors of $120,000+
Soft money was banned in 2002
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Soft Money For data on campaign contributions: http://
www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/index.asp
See my own contributions...
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People who help raise money matter
171,000 people contributed to George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign.
Bush had 150+ “Pioneers”, who each committed to raise at least $100,000-- e.g., $1,000 each from 100 people.
Obviously, he would be grateful to the Pioneers and listen to them in staffing the new administration.
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Top PACs of 2000-2001•Assn of Trial Lawyers of America $1,370,753•Laborers Union $1,240,500•Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union $1,204,500•American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees $1,202,000•Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers $1,106,150•Teamsters Union $958,821•National Auto Dealers Assn $953,650•National Assn of Realtors $926,595•United Parcel Service $864,406•Service Employees International Union $857,999
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Top Soft Money Donors, 2000-2001 (1,000s of dollars)
Organization Dems Repubs •American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees 1,466 0 •Service Employees International Union 1,209 20 •International Game Technology 100 1,115 •American Financial Group 0 1,200 •Philip Morris 56 1,134 •Communications Workers of America 1,115 0 •AT&T 485 579 •Freddie Mac 550 500 •Loral Spacecom 1,020 0•Governor Bush Cmte 0 1,000
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