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Thursday, 6 September 2012

The Facts About A Presidential Campaign

By Kerri Turner


Presidents are people who are considered leaders. They preside over a large population of others. This can be on a large or small scale, for instance: university, club, union, company, organization or country. People who take lead over a country are often voted into that position by others. Before citizens have the chance to vote, they are exposed to what is known as a presidential campaign.

Much like other types of political campaign, this serves as an organized effort to influence decision making of a certain group, which in this case refers to voters around the country. In countries with democracies, this practice may also be referred to as an electoral campaign. The most high profile of these campaigns are focused on races for head of government, head of state, or president or prime minister.

The campaign message is important to the entire process, this is the message that contains all of the ideas that a candidate wants to share with voters. This often involves multiple talking points regarding government policy and other important and talked-about issues. These points are used to summarize the main ideas of campaigns and are repeated often throughout the entire campaigning process. This is designed to create a lasting impression with voters.

There is some fundraising done in order to pay for the entire campaigning process. Many times, this is earned by candidates calling or meeting with large donors, sending pleas via mail to small donors and partnering with interest groups that are known for contributing millions of dollars toward things of their interest. The funds gathered will go toward operations such as ads and travel.

Political consultants are the people who are responsible for advising the campaigns. These professionals are in charge of virtually every action of the candidate during the process and also perform important activities from field strategy to research. Some common types of research done for the client: voter, opposition and candidate. There are also activists who play an important role as the foot soldiers who remain loyal to the cause. These individuals often work on a volunteer basis and take part in door-to-door canvassing and making phone calls on behalf of the candidate.

Numerous techniques are applied during these presidential races to win votes. Generally speaking, campaign advertising takes after commercial advertising as well as propaganda. However, there are laws that limit the avenues for which political operations can distribute their messages.

This is why it is important for candidates to have a creative and thorough group of professionals working alongside them. The techniques applied consider the target audience, overall goal, resources available and the message. Common techniques: advertising through paid media, party-controlled communication, meetings, protests, rallies, Internet, husting, writing to members of the public, distribution of leaflets and other brochures, microtargeting, whistlestop tour, campaign merchandise, celebrity endorsements, political house parties and more.

In America, the presidential campaign starts prior to the primary elections in which the big political parties narrow down their candidates and choose one person to act as the party nominee for leader. Often that person chooses a nominee for vice president who will join them in office, if elected. After the primaries, nominees begins to participate in public, televised debates and campaign across the country, usually making frequent trips to swing states and focusing on advertising via mass media outlets.




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