Cozy Politics: Political Parties, Campaign Finance, and Compromised Governance

Cozy politics, Peter Kobrak contends, is shredding the already fragile fabric of political rapport between citizens and their government. Exploring the insidious system that encourages elected officials to cooperate with their supposed opponents - rather than with their own constituents - he reveals the enormous power that wealthy donors and interest-group supporters wield over politicians, congressional decisionmakers, and agency agendas. Kobrak explores the insidious system that encourages elected officials to cooperate with their supposed opponents rather than with their own constituents.