Unlikely Beneficiaries: The Effect of Polarization in Congress on Interest Group Behavior

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Brief Overview

We show that when interest groups give campaign contributions in exchange for legislators' vote, a reduction in legislators' ideological variance means a decrease in necessary contributions.

Authors

• Alice Kisaalita, University of Georgia

• Ruoxi Li, California State University-San Marcos

• Alejandro Medina, Texas A & M University-College Station

• Sidak Yntiso, New York University