3rd Edition

Hired to Fight, Hired to Win

By Dennis W. Johnson Copyright 2016
322 Pages
by Routledge

322 Pages
by Routledge

322 Pages
by Routledge

When it comes to elections, campaigns matter. And despite the ever-increasing role of volunteers and amateurs, modern American political campaigns are a professional affair. Understanding how they are run and how campaign strategies are set requires an in-depth analysis of what political consultants do, from opposition research to public opinion polling and from directing media strategies to... Read more

Selected Contents: Part One: Professional Campaigning: New Realities, New Challenges 1. Political Consultants and Professionally Driven Campaigns  2. Runnin for Office: Not for the Faint of Heart  3. Case Study: Challenging an Incumbent U.S. Senator: The Realities of a Tough, Hard-Fought, Professional Campaign  Part Two: Weapons of Modern Campaigning  4. Political Research: Digging Up the Dirt  5. Testing Public Opinion  6. The Media: Old and New  7. Reaching Out to Voters  8. The Money Chase  Part Three: Wider Reach of Political Consulting  9. Ballot Issues, Local Elections, and Consultants  10. Citizens, Voters, and Democratic Choice

Biography

Dennis W. Johnson is professor emeritus and former associate dean of the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management.