We talked about BookLobby on Shaine Mata’s Morning Show on BlogTalkRadio. We spent a good amount of our time talking about the role of Staff in influencing a representative’s opinion and the role of constituents to influence a Staff.
Shaine actually worked as an aide at the Texas capitol during the 2007 Legistlative session. He says […]

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This is probably the most detailed public communication I’ve made about why we’ve created BookLobby and why it will make a difference. Stay to the end to hear more about the generational shift that is making grass-roots politics like BookLobby possible.

TMI Episode 4 - Broadcast your self LIVE

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Tuesday, April 15 at 8:30am Central
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Call in during the show at 646-716-8227.
I’m going to be talking with Shaine Mata about the reasons BookLobby is being created. I hope you can tune in or listen after the fact.
Topics include:

Why Lobbyists have special access
Why individuals can’t be lobbyists today
Why elected officials give lobbyists their […]

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Lobbyists are snickering at us.
While there are signs that participation in the political process is increasing in the US, Lobbyists continue to have a louder voice with public officials than individual constituents. Why? Because, our elected officials see the research that Lobbyists do as a service.
It helps them decide what to think.
Lobbyists prepare […]

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