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How An Integrated and Audience-Based Approach Increases the Value of Your TV Buys. The 2024 Election Postscript Conference will focus on one thing: What worked and what didn’t from…. Since its founding in 1980 Campaigns & Elections has been dedicated to being the go-to resource for political campaign professionals.
Heuristics: Shortcuts voters use to decide between candidates
Apr 26, 2010 · Single Factor Heuristic. When using a single factor heuristic a voter makes a decision based on which candidate is best on a single factor. Often this is a specific issue but it can also be a trait such as experience or hometown. Voters may employ this heuristic in a variety of ways. Some may screen candidates by rejecting candidates that fail ...
A Decade of McCain-Feingold - Campaigns & Elections
Apr 17, 2014 · A Decade of McCain-Feingold. We’re now five election cycles removed from the passage of McCain-Feingold, which drastically altered the landscape of campaign finance law and has been at the center of countless court challenges over the past decade. It’s more than enough time to properly assess the long-term impacts of the law and judge how ...
Remembering 1980: Kennedy’s Brutal Political Fistfight
Aug 26, 2009 · Harold Ickes calls Sen. Ted Kennedy’s 1980 campaign for president “a seminal moment” in his political life. After Kennedy’s passing, Ickes and a number of other strategists who worked on the effort are looking back on the senator’s primary challenge to President Jimmy Carter—a race that would help define their careers and leave an indelible imprint on their …
Vote Forward Builds on '20 Turnout Success With a 'Hybrid' …
May 23, 2022 · One of the biggest challenges is screening the volunteers to ensure that their “heart is in the right place,” according to Forman. “We’ve been very careful to make sure the volunteers are civil and thoughtful and abide by a set of constraints to make sure that what they’re writing is something that they should be proud to stand behind,” he said.
2020 Rising Stars - Campaigns & Elections
We’re Proud to Announce the 2020 Class of Rising Stars. Since 1988, Campaigns & Elections has recognized the best young operatives in the campaign business with the coveted Rising Star award. It’s one of the most prestigious honors in the campaign world for a reason: industry giants are counted among the ranks of former Rising Stars. Rising ...
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7 ways to effectively market your candidate - Campaigns & Elections
Apr 29, 2015 · Here are seven attention-grabbing tips. Brand the Candidate. By some estimates, you only have seven seconds to make a first impression. Your candidate and his or her graphical branding are the frontline introduction to the effort. The branding should convey trustworthiness and be easy to understand.
Nonprofit Group: Letter-Writing Campaign Boosted Voter Turnout …
Oct 1, 2021 · With email overwhelming inboxes and text messages blowing up voters’ phones, Vote Forward, a 501 (c) (4) nonprofit, found that hand-written letters can actually increase turnout by close to 1 percentage point. In fact, the group, which does some partisan work with partners on the left but also operates a 501 (c) (3), determined that in 2020 ...
The Evolution of the Presidential Yard Sign - Campaigns & Elections
Jul 11, 2016 · The ’90s saw the widespread adoption of plastic bag signs over the traditional fold over signs in large quantities. Price had a lot to do with the rise of the plastic sign: it’s the choice of any campaign ordering in the thousands or tens of thousands. In 2004, there was a high-water mark for using the flag in presidential campaign signs.