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and Eric Patterson. They formed a great team and made development
of the case studies enjoyable.
The cases are based on approximately eight dozen interviews with
lobbyists, campaign staff, activists and political entrepreneurs, public
officials, interest group staff and executives, and other political profes-
sionals. Most of these informants agreed to be interviewed on the record,
and they are cited in the narrative. Those who were uncomfortable with
attribution are not identified but were nonetheless helpful with back-
ground material. I am grateful to all who gave their time during busy
professional schedules to talk with me or the members of my research
team, either in person or by telephone.
Inaclassallherownisanotherprofessionalresearchassistant,Florence
Sanchez, of the Department of Political Science at UC Santa Barbara.
She read and copyedited the entire volume – closely. The quality and
professionalism of her work is beyond all expectations. She improved
every page.
Ihavebenefited immensely from conversations with others, many
of whom are likely not aware that their comments at various meetings
and workshops or in the hallways were influencing the direction of my
research and writing. Among these are Scott Althaus, W. Lance Bennett,
Ann Crigler, Richard Davis, Michael X. Delli Carpini, Andrew Flanagin,
Doris Graber, Chuck House, M. Kent Jennings, Deborah Johnson, Alan
Liu, Helen Nissenbaum, Pippa Norris, Tom Schrock, Rebecca Fairley
Raney, David Swanson, Michael Walzer, John Woolley, and the late Steve
Chaffee.
Financial support for the research in this book was provided by two
grants from the National Science Foundation and also grants from the
CarnegieCorporationandthePewCharitableTrusts.Intramuralfunding
came from the Regents of the University of California. I am most grateful
to all of these financial supporters.

Bruce Bimber
Santa Barbara, California
May 2002

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