n certain precincts there are many more votes than people who show up to vote. The poll workers actually sit there through the day marking ballots for friends...
.K. Folks,<br>The time to start thinking of local campaigns is here at last. Let's not forget to start planning those petition pass arounds and getting the...
I plan on participating with the upcomming Congressional races. Most of the challenger's are probably raising money right now. If you know where the money is, ...
Hi everyone, <br>I'm considering getting politically involved in the year 2000 presidential election. I'm most concerned/interested in collapsing health-care...
Hi Odina,<br><br>Sounds to me like you're really into an overhaul of the political system. I would suggest as a first starting point to join a party if you ...
is to join the executive committee of either the Democrat or Republican Party in your county. In most parts of Florida, other than perhaps just Broward County ...
It's exciting that you're doing something like this on your own. Good luck <br>and cudos!<br>I've found that existing organizations can often become myopic in...
Let me push a bit harder about the wasted oportunity for activists/idealists who want to change the world, and who fail to go join the local Executive ...
Woman. Female voters will probabely determine the majority of close elections throughout the country. Campaigns should adjust their strategies accordingly. ...
Well, heck, this is easy question to answer. Republicans don't think women ought to have the right to vote. Clear to me that women will continue to vote ...
Hello...<br><br>I think my web page may offer some ideas for discussion in this club: "Presidential Campaign Rhetoric 2000." I offer analysis of campaign ...
Hello...<br><br>Any thoughts on the role of the campaign promise?<br><br>I am working on an essay about the campaign promise as deception. My thesis is: ...
I'm not sure that I would call it deception. In general, I don't hold a candidate to anything they say within 6 months of an election. Its just unrealistic to ...
If they don't "actually mean what they say" then it is deception. :-)<br><br>I'm working on J.L. Austin's theory of performative statements here--as stated in...
Why would you want to trust promises inside the power of the office? To assume that candidates have as much information as a President doesn't set well. And ...
I am running for council in a small borough in PA as a write in and I have found the best publicity I get is in a monthly newsletter door to door. My 2 boys...
Lets get a specific example going here:<br><br>Suppose a candidate for city council is at a forum at a mobile home park that has many elderly residents. At ...
I'm unsure of the exact name of the magazine, but I think it's called "Campaign & Elections" has some excellent seminars on campaign techniques. Also, check...
This is not exactly responsive, but I have learned the most about campaigns through campaign disclosure reports. Campaign disclosure tells me where to raise...
The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty was rejected by the Senate last month. This vote destroyed the fragile web of international trust and cooperation built up...
Give me a break.<br><br>The fragile web of international trust is "destroyed"? Sorry, I'm not buying. I think that people of goodwill can have an honest ...
Thanks, Digger, for your thoughtful response. I agree that verification is an issue, but the main thing is a spirit of cooperation among nations. We proposed...
We have a process (advise and consent) which empowers the US Senate to ratify all treaties. <br><br>If the State Department went around the world telling heads...
The Senate membership must change in the next election if ctbt is to be reconsidered. This means making ctbt a campaign issue. Right now, it is not even being ...
The DNC holds campaign training schools around the country each year. You should go to there website for more information or call them.<br><br>Also EMILY lists...