Political campaigns can elevate a candidate’s position, or a poorly run campaign can doom that candidate’s chances no matter how good the candidate is. At the end of the day all that matters is winning. That is the goal of political campaigns in a nutshell. There have been many tactics implemented when trying to run a campaign. Of the tactics implemented there are those that are believed to work better than others. Of those that work better than others are, mobilizing base voters by properly identifying…

Barack Obama at the town hall meeting of the 2008 presidential campaign, as reported CBS news, said, “I don 't speak a foreign language. It 's embarrassing!” His statement was an emphatic response to the English hegemony faced by the U.S. immigrants. They should be confident to have a language ability other than English, despite the fact they have been struggling to learn English. In making this comment, Obama urged us to learn a foreign language other than our native tongue because being bilingual…

Dear Secretary Hillary Clinton, I am writing to you in regards to the quickly approaching 2016 Presidential Election. As your campaign manager, the use of my recommended strategy will be vital for gaining voter support. With incumbent President Barack Obama (D) holding office for the last two terms, it is likely that the Democratic party will be facing multiple Republican candidates. Candidates for the Republican Party will initially be running not only against the Democrats, but also against…

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign advertisement video, Equal, uses an ardent emotional theme to declare her firmly on the side of marriage equality, while referencing her commitment to fighting for women’s equality in past decades. Historic fervor permeates Clinton’s style of speech throughout her dialogue. She initiates this by reflecting on the story of America and its fight towards progress in equality. This dialogue exchanges focus with a tape of a wedding ceremony. Two…

wearing a toupee in last night’s presidential debate. To its simplicity, individuals must adjust to the latest innovations and advancements. Comparable, politicians are obligated to rethink their campaign strategy, according to the current technology and developments. In other words, Hilary Clinton’s campaign cannot and will not be the same as Bill Clinton 's. Why not? Because voter 's attention is not obtained correspondingly in the year 2015 than as it was back in 1993. Which could be the reason Hilary…

A key issue during the 2008 presidential campaign and Obama’s administration was interest groups and lobbyists. Obama had to deal with interest groups all throughout his presidency, whether it was dealing with Congress or his interaction with committees. Over time interest groups have taken on a larger and more important role in government. The interaction between interest groups and Obama played an influential role in shaping his presidency. Special interest groups are a group of people, usually…

Historical Background of the policy: The Obama campaign of 2010 was a driving force to establish a better quality of health insurance for all Americans who were uninsured. Before the act was passed nearly 102 million Americans were in health insurance policies with lifetime limits; it was estimated that as many as 20,000 people annually could be denied coverage for care due to those limits (The Affordable Care Act: the impact of health insurance reform on health care consumers: hearing of the committee…

President Ronald Reagan; Bush used this prosperity to boost his campaign. The 2016 presidential election, however, is considerably different. The Republican candidate Donald Trump has no incumbent Republican president with which to boost his campaign as Bush did; instead, Trump is campaigning against Hillary Clinton, who is backed by a Democratic party which has won the last two elections. The advertisements by Bush’s and Trump’s campaigns show the stark differences in how Republican voters feel about…

Contrast of presidential *campaign positions of McCain and Obama. From year to year, presidential elections face many controversial problems that involve candidates’ personality and ideas, and they have a great influence on voters’ decisions. Many journalists and politicians express their feelings about upcoming presidential elections in provocative articles, revealing accomplishments of one and limitations of another, but the only right way to find out who our candidates are, and what are their…

million dollars to 2012 campaigns. According to Huffington Post, “He plans to double his political investments in 2016” (qtd in Mogulescu). Donors of campaign money play a huge part in presidential elections and where there is money being raised there is money being spent. Donors of campaign money are one of the largest aspects of an election. In almost all elections the candidates relied on the money that comes in from donors to fund their campaign. In 2012, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mitt…