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Key People
Candidate
Political Consulting
Campaign Manager
Political campaign staff
The contents of this page have been moved to http://en. ... Political consulting is the business which has grown up around advising and assisting political campaigns, primarily in the United States. ... The staff of political campaigns are the people who get paid to formulate and implement the strategy needed to win an election. ...


Campaign Message
Campaign Advertising
Opposition Research
In politics, campaign advertising is the use of paid media (newspapers, radio, television, etc. ... Opposition research often referred to as oppo is the section of an election campaign designed to investigate the life and record of the opposing candidate. ...


Campaign Money
Campaign Finance
Independent Expenditure
Campaign finance refers to the means by which money is raised for political election campaigns. ... In elections in the United States, an independent expenditure is a political activity intended to assist or oppose a specific candidate for office which is made without their cooperation, approval, or direct knowledge. ...


Negative Campaigning
Negative Campaigning
Attack Ad
I approve this message
Push poll
Smear campaign
Voter suppression
Negative campaigning is trying to win an election by attacking an opponent rather than emphasizing ones own positive attributes or policies. ... An attack ad in election terms is an advertisement whose message is meant as an attack against another candidate or political party. ... In American politics, I approve this message (sometimes in the past tense, with authorize in place of approve, or with ad instead of message) is a phrase frequently said by candidates for federal office in political advertisements on television and radio in order to comply with the so-called stand... A push poll is a political campaign technique in which an individual or organization attempts to influence or alter the view of respondents under the guise of conducting a poll. ... A smear campaign or smear tactics are deliberate attempts by an individual or group to malign another individual or groups reputation. ... Voter suppression refers to the devious use of governmental power, political campaign strategy, and resources aimed at suppressing (i. ...


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In United States and other democracies, political campaigns larger than a few individuals generally include a campaign manager whose role is to coordinate the campaign's operations. Apart from the candidate, they are often a campaign's most visible leader, However, modern campaign managers, particularly at the presidential level, are mostly concerned with executing strategy, not setting it. The senior strategists are typically outside political consultants, primarily pollsters and media consultants. A political campaign is an organized effort to influence the decision making process within a group. ... Political consulting is the business which has grown up around advising and assisting political campaigns, primarily in the United States. ...


Particularly for large, well-funded campaigns, campaign managers often manage a huge number of staffers and volunteers in a variety of departments, while also coordinating closely with the candidate and outside consultants. The staff of political campaigns are the people who get paid to formulate and implement the strategy needed to win an election. ...


In the US, increasingly, campaign management has been a speciality occupation. The top-tier of managers will move throughout the country working on a different campaign each election cycle. The challenges of building a successful operation from scratch in less than 2 years makes experienced professionals increasingly valuable.


In addition to their past experience, experienced campaign managers also bring with them knowledge of Campaign management tools and relationships with political consultants. In the past, political campaigns were conducted using traditional methods of personal contact, such as television and radio media purchasing, print advertising and direct mail. ... Political consulting is the business which has grown up around advising and assisting political campaigns, primarily in the United States. ...


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Campaign manager - definition of Campaign manager in Encyclopedia (215 words)
In United States and other democracies, political campaigns larger than a few individuals generally include a campaign manager whose role is to coordinate the campaign's operations.
Apart from the candidate, they are often a campaign's most visible leader, However, modern campaign managers, particularly at the presidential level, are mostly concerned with executing strategy, not setting it.
In addition to their past experience, experienced campaign managers also bring with them knowledge of Campaign management tools and relationships with political consultants.
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