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Video Clip: The Role of Interest Groups in Campaign Finance

Description

Former Romney Presidential Campaign Counsel Benjamin Ginsberg discusses the impact of current campaign finance rules and independent expenditures, especially in the wake of Citizens United, on campaigns, with an emphasis on how they have supplanted traditional functions of political parties.

4 minutes

Keywords

  • Buckley V. Valeo
  • Candidates
  • Corporations
  • Fundraising
  • Independent Expenditures
  • Political Parties
  • Special Interest Groups
  • Trade Associations

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