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Elections Campaigns

Gain insights into the successful 1992 Presidential Campaign of Bill Clinton. Learn about national elections, primary races, campaign strategies, and the Electoral College. Explore the roles of campaign managers, field workers, and debates in shaping election outcomes.

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Elections Campaigns

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  1. Elections Campaigns Government Mr. Biddle

  2. The War Room • To gain insight on how a successful campaign is ran, we will be watching a documentary following the 1992 Campaign of President Bill Clinton.

  3. National Elections • National Elections are held every 2 years • Senators and Representatives are elected every 2 years • Presidential Elections are held every 4 years. (Very Lengthy and Complex) • Candidates for these high offices must have access to hundreds of millions of dollars to run successful campaigns.

  4. Electing the President • Candidates for President begin organizing their campaign a year before the elections

  5. Primary Elections • The primary races are held in the spring. • Each party votes on candidates to select who will represent that party in the General Election.

  6. 2008 Democratic Candidates

  7. 2008 Democratic Candidates • Hillary Clinton • Barack Obama • John Edwards • Joe Biden • Christopher Dodd • Mike Gravel • Dennis Kucinish • Bill Richardson

  8. 2008 Republican Candidates

  9. 2008 Republican Candidates • Rudy Giuliani • Mike Huckabee • Duncan Hunter • Alan Keyes • John McCain • Ron Paul • Mitt Romney • Tom Trancredo • Fred Thompson

  10. Electing the President Cont. • National Conventions are held in the summer of the Presidential election year. • A National Convention is a ceremonial affair where the political party selects their candidate for the up coming election and they discuss their platform.

  11. Electing the President Cont. • Campaigns get more intense the closer it gets to election day. • During the final 8 weeks of the campaign the candidates spend long crazy hours traveling from state to state • Sometimes they don’t even know where they are. • Election Day is the First Tuesday after the first Monday of November.

  12. The Electoral College • In order to be elected President You must win at least 270 of the 538 available electoral votes. • A states total electoral points is the same as the number of representatives and senators it has in Congress. (population) • Plus Washington D.C. has 3

  13. The Electoral College • The candidate who wins the popular vote typically wins the electoral vote. • But it is not always the case. • Ex. – The 2000 Presidential Election

  14. The Electoral College • Presidential Campaigns must pay close attention to the states with large populations (CA,NY,TX,PA,FL) • If a candidate won the 11 biggest states they would get 270 points and win. • Therefore the big states get a lot more campaigning attention. • If it appears the big states will be split than the small ones become important.

  15. Campaign Strategy • Campaign Manager- Responsible for the overall strategy and planning in a campaign organization • James Carville was President Clinton’s Campaign Manager

  16. Campaign Strategy • Campaign Managers make decisions like: • Should the Candidate wage an aggressive attack on their opponent? • What should be the theme or slogan of the campaign? • What issues should be stressed? • How much money is spent of TV/Radio/Newspaper advertisement? • What goes into advertisements?

  17. Campaign Strategy • Field Workers- Help with the smaller duties of a campaign. (Usually Volunteers) • Ring doorbells • Call voters by phone • Hang up signs • What ever it takes to get votes • It is very important for a candidate to maintain a positive image and his/her campaign crew must help to keep it. George Stephanopoulos

  18. Campaign Strategy • Debates- Candidates come together and discuss issues publically. • Have been in every election since 1976 • Are held late in the campaign • Influence the undecided voters

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