Campaign : The Campaign

Ever since the start of commercial radio in the 20’s and the since the first silver screen entered the market, broadcasting messages by celebrities has been a tool employed to endorse products.”Just about every star was associated with one sponsor’s product he or she plugged.”(1). Over the years celebrity endorsement became an essential part of marketing (more than 25% of television ads feature celebrities)(5), for the endorser it became an easy way of generating an income while for the endorsing company it became a guaranteed way to reach a wide segment of potential clients.

This current debate whether Planned Parenthood should be funded by the Federal Government is a hot issue in the current election. It has become, not only a nationwide issue, but also worldwide where people from all around the world are able to put in their input on the argument. There are many people who

Interest groups have become integral in the development of policies that give women the right to have an abortion and some that restrict access to the procedure. Legislators on both the federal and state level have been struggling for power over this issue and have been fighting over who has jurisdiction over this area of public policy. The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of abortion access while state governments have attempted to mandate transvaginal ultrasounds and place safety restrictions that cause clinics to close and the debate has raised questions about the moral foundations of America and it’s citizens. Behind the scenes of all of this chaos none of these entities are fully in control because interest groups are motivating them to behave in ways they may not even realize.

Hyosang You GOVT-2306-71001 Professor. Sharifian Assignment Two: 1 The Campaign Before running for the office in Texas. First, we need to decide which party to run for between the House of the Representative or Senate. According to the chart that was provided for the candidates spend in 2016, the average cost for the Senate is about a dollar per vote. Whereas the average cost for the House of the Representative start around three dollars per vote and the price goes up significantly. Which concludes that running as House of the Representative costs more than the Senate in Texas.

Sadiksha Shrestha Professor Sherry Sharifian GOVT-2306-71001 26 Sept. 2017 I am running for Texas State Senate from District 16 for the upcoming election. For 2014 Texas State Senate election the candidates were Don Huffines and Mike Dooling. There were no representatives from my party for the election of 2014, hence this year I have decided to represent my political party to serve the people of Texas. Mike Dooling was an amazing candidate, who is a libertarian representative, but he did not appear for the general election. Don Huffines won the general election without any opposition. The map of our district was gerrymandered to benefit some special groups. For this election, I would like to stand up against Senator Huffines to

The Campaign According to the Texas Tribute website, Texas candidates have spent from $0 to $70,805.43 that in from $0 per vote to $61.52 per vote in 2016 general election. Analyzing the website, I figured out that the most important aspect to win the election is not the amount spent but the strategies used. 1 Brandon Creighton has spent $0.39 per vote that is $93,194.21 and has been elected as a Texas senate in district 4. Carlos I. 1 Uresti has spent 243,160.84 that is $1.82 per vote and has been elected. As I am going to run as a Texas senate, I plan to spend about 150,000.

Mohan Karki Prof. Sherry Sharifian Govt 2306 30 Oct. 2017 Running for Texas State Senate Texas is divided into many city, county, districts where a person, who is resident for at least 1 years and citizen of United States can run for the office. There are different offices like United State Representative, Railroad Commissioner, Texas Governor, Texas State Senate, District Judge and so on in Texas. To run for this kind of organization a person should spend a hundred of dollars to promote and other activities. A report from the Texas Tribune shows that Kenneth Sheets, Texas House representative spend $548,844.71 and it cost $20.32 per vote (Essig). 1 This is just one example of how much it can cost to run for one office. Thus, I

Gary Johnson's goal to make it to the debates stage this fall with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump took a big leap forward on Monday, as his campaign blew past its one-day fundraising goal of $1.5 million and hauled in $1.7 million.

Asmita Bhandari Prof Sherry Sharifian GOVT 1302 October 29, 2017 Running Office in Texas According to my first assignment I will be going to run Texas democrat senate representing District no 16. Decision support is one of the vital aspects of the election. Comparing to others district there is no ideal decision history for democrat. So, to make the good decision history I need to focus on the election. I need to win the election. There are different issues regarding migration, health services, crime and education in my district. So, I need to work hard on these issues to make my district. And my motto is “Individuals First”.

Bijay Basnet Sharifian Sherry GOVT 2306-71003 10/30/2017 How to Run for Texas Senate Funding is an important part of anything either be a basic need as sustainable life or any project and so on. One of those various fields is Election. Funding is an important part of election and the cost of funding differs.

Jiten Patel Sherry Sharifian Govt 2306 May 7, 2017 Controlling Over Texas According to Texas senators they have a control to rule on Texas. Recently they have ban on Fracking and all individual control over it going to exit. It is going to be under legislative control. Public option pays an important role in government decision related to state government. According to the report local control highest benefit gets to country in their past and upcoming projects and problem related to benefits. According to their experience, many politicians who are successful they believe in local control to get success and some past presidents also.

Sabya Poudel Prof. Sherry Sharifian GOVT 2306-71426 October 29, 2017 The Champaign I would seek to run for the U.S House of Representative from Texas. I plan to have a cost of $18 per vote. As we know, different factors influence the cost of running for the office in Texas. The factor includes number of votes and the amount of resources that the candidates puts on. In my case, the number of votes that I would secure and resources that I have would seek to influence my spending levels. The campaigns that are targeted to national levels can be higher costs as compared to the district levels. Being a new person in the race would mean that I would have to invest more expenses as compared to incumbent individuals. 1 According to The

Anwesh Man Baisyat Professor Sharifian Texas Government 10/26/2017 The Campaign There is not an exact amount on how much it costs to run for office in Texas. The amount of money we spend does not guarantee us votes. What really matters is the amount of support we can get from people or interest groups that reside in the area that we are running in. There are some campaigns that “were run by people we have probably never heard of” (Essig). In the 2016 election, Juan “Chuy” Hinojsoa running for Texas Senate, District 20 spent $435,471.91 and managed to accumulate 131,973 votes. This means the cost of one vote for him was $3.30. While another candidate, Joshua Rohn who was also running for Texas Senate from District 13 spent no

Asish Thapa Professor Sherry Sharifian GOVT-2306-71001 28th September 2017 According to Texas Tribune analysis, the sum of hopeful spends per vote depends on three factors: how much a candidate assembles first year recruits, how much a candidate spends and what number of votes a cheerful gets. 1 Taking a gander at how much the contenders spent per vote proposes money doesn't constantly have any sort of impact in a definitive outcome. Probably the costliest battles were controlled by individuals you have probably never knew about.

Since 1952, television has played a major role in presidential elections. Television allows candidates to reach a broad number of people, and personalities, to help push along their campaigns. Campaigns help the candidates just as much as the voters. The candidates get to be identified, and known to the voters, and the voters get to hear and see how a specific candidate identifies with their needs and wants. The best way to get this information out there is through the most used form of media, television.