Lobbyist and Interest groups

Interest groups influence government policies by lobbying for support by providing funds and support to political campaigns. By supporting politicians and their campaigns they seek to influence policies to support their own interests .some groups have grown so powerful that economics actually “dominate politics”. Some of these groups are so strong and have so much public support that they can influence policy by threatening politicians to get them voted off. Well-funded interest groups make use of litigation to get laws overturned. Meaning that those groups who have money can hire lawyers who can fight for them and get policies changed in their favor.

Interest groups use different tactics to push their individual agendas many will use their financial support as a toll to get politicians to support their agendas, however they ill also use their financial support as a threat. They threaten politician to stop financial support if they can not get the politician to support them. These groups also offer the support of their members if politicians help them with their policies or threaten to remove their member s votes if the politicians do not help. Promised voter support from groups has become very influential in the way politicians push for policies as votes can sometimes be more important than money.

The support and influence that interest groups have on voters can be an extremely strong tool to be used in favor or against politicians in order to gain their support.