Us vs. them fund-raising.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: TILTING at windmills - Brief article

Ricochet, a new book by Richard Feldman, a former lobbyist for the National Rifle Association, describes an important fact about the NRA that also applies to other K Street lobbies. They exacerbate the fears of their members or clients in order to raise money that pays for the lobbyists' salaries. "Drawing nice clean lines between 'us' and 'them' to battle over makes for far more successful direct mail solicitations...