Introduction
Lobbying is integral to U.S. politics. Historically, different interest groups have lobbied and exercised differential pressures on consecutive U.S. Administrations for different political goals. Based on comparative industry weight and lobbying power, each lobby group has succeeded or failed to achieve set goals. The rise of lobbying groups in recent decades has been further emphasized by a set of lobbying strategies which are being shaped by lobbying groups' moves. These strategies span a broad range of moves including, but not limited to, financing political campaigns, hiring former federal officials in entities – mostly multinational giants – backing lobbying groups, or simply Continue reading...