More accurately: a SMALL number of people representing a large number of groups.
Endlessly creating Astroturf organizations originated with Alinski. A good many of these “organizations” consist of a single cubicle and a website sharing an office with a dozen others.
>>A good many of these organizations consist of a single cubicle and a website sharing an office with a dozen others.<<
Bertha Lewis in her ACORN office on behalf of the Working Families party introduces Randi Weingarten, head of the American federation of teachers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a98XZZhRW9U
I think many of these organizations consist of little more than a file in a cabinet and a bank account.