Lobbyists, special interest groups, and super PACs govern America by using money and political influence to support their own specific interests, and this is bad for America since it means that those with the most money have the most influence. According to OpenSecret, a website that tracks the money spent to lobby Congress and other government agencies, for the past eight years over 3 billion dollars have been spent on lobbying in America. In Washington D.C., special interest groups have access to everyone. They work closely with members of Congress to draft bills that support their interests, and they also attempt to influence members to support or reject bills that would either help them or hinder them. The President can also work closely with lobbyists.
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One of the most apparent and influential ways that lobbyists affect the government is by manipulating media. In 2012, one super PAC, Restore Our Future, spent over 42.5 million dollars advertising. Almost 95 percent of this money went to attack ads that pointed out the faults of both Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum. Also in 2012, wealthy individuals, not large-scale corporations, donated almost two-thirds of the money that was raised by super
One of the most apparent and influential ways that lobbyists affect the government is by manipulating media. In 2012, one super PAC, Restore Our Future, spent over 42.5 million dollars advertising. Almost 95 percent of this money went to attack ads that pointed out the faults of both Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum. Also in 2012, wealthy individuals, not large-scale corporations, donated almost two-thirds of the money that was raised by super