Winning Office

-Elections have two important parts

-Nomination Process

-Campaigning

Nominating Process

-Caucus

-a meeting of party leaders to namecandidates

-Convention

-meeting of party representatives(delegates) to name candidates

-Primary Elections

-special election held by partymembers to determine candidates

Primary Elections

-Open Primary

-primary where any voter can helpchose candidates

-Closed Primary

-primary where only party membersare allowed to vote

-Closed are most often used toprotect the party’s nominees

Presidential Candidates

-selected by a combination of allthree nominating processes

-caucuses

-primaries

-National convention

Endorsements

-using a famous person to support acandidate

Advertising

-using the media to campaign

-primary method of campaigning

-negative advertising

-- Process of using advertisementsthat focus on the faults andshortcomings of your opponentrather than your goals

Advertising

-using the media to campaign

-primary method of campaigning

-negative advertising

-- Process of using advertisementsthat focus on the faults andshortcomings of your opponentrather than your goals

Advertising

-using the media to campaign

-primary method of campaigning

-negative advertising

-- Process of using advertisementsthat focus on the faults andshortcomings of your opponentrather than your goals

Advertising

-using the media to campaign

-primary method of campaigning

-negative advertising

-- Process of using advertisementsthat focus on the faults andshortcomings of your opponentrather than your goals

Canvassing

-person to person campaigning

-”campaign trail”

Other Methods

-symbolism

-generalizations

-bandwagon

Public Funding

-Presidential Candidates getgovernment funding for theircampaigns

-equal funding

-Party can spend extra on behalf ofcandidates

Public Funding

-Presidential Candidates getgovernment funding for theircampaigns

-equal funding

-Party can spend extra on behalf ofcandidates

Private Funding

-private funding is limited in mostcases

-candidate can spend any amount oftheir own money

-individuals can donate $1,000

-PAC-- Groups that are formed inorder to raise money forcandidates running for office---they are limited to a 5,000donation to an individual candidate

-campaign finance reform

Private Funding

-private funding is limited in mostcases

-candidate can spend any amount oftheir own money

-individuals can donate $1,000

-PAC-- Groups that are formed inorder to raise money forcandidates running for office---they are limited to a 5,000donation to an individual candidate

-campaign finance reform

Private Funding

-private funding is limited in mostcases

-candidate can spend any amount oftheir own money

-individuals can donate $1,000

-PAC-- Groups that are formed inorder to raise money forcandidates running for office---they are limited to a 5,000donation to an individual candidate

-campaign finance reform