Counterproductive interest group polarization
American interest groups are increasingly lining …
An episode of the The Science of Politics podcast, hosted by Niskanen Center, titled "Counterproductive interest group polarization" was published on February 4, 2025 and runs 57 minutes.
February 4, 2025 ·57m · The Science of Politics
Summary
American interest groups are increasingly lining up behind the Democratic or Republican Party and trying to build coalitions within those parties rather than across them. But historically, that has not been the most effective method to bring policy change. Jesse Crosson finds that interest groups are increasingly taking positions on issues outside their areas of expertise in an effort to unite their partisan coalitions. They are facing pressure to toe the party line, but it might prevent the broader coalitions they need to build to pass legislation.