Corporate Lobbying Coalitions Proliferate

Competitors are joining up over issues of mutual concern, like taxation, immigration and budget policy. They favor relatively cheap strategies, like web sites and “citizen engagement” instead of closed-door meetings, and they are generally short-lived, lasting only as long as the issue is on the front burner. They come to you, says one consultant — “they” meaning legislators and the media — and get all the information they need “with just a few clicks.”