Campaigns & Elections articles from August 2003

Campaigns & Elections archives from August 2003

Thanks, Ron.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... With this issue, Ron Faucheux steps down as our editor-in chief. The ownership, management and staff of Campaigns & Elections extends to him our full appreciation for his more than a decade of service to this magazine and for his career...

Let's have some fun: how should President Bush spend his huge re-election campaign war chest? Let us count the ways--all 200 million of them.(On The Record)
August 1, 2003... Rumor has it that President Bush's reelection campaign will have as much as 200 million to spend between now and the Republican convention. Of course, spending this massive chunk of change will have nothing to do with Ms winning re-nomination;...

Dude, where's my ballot?(Inside Politics)
August 1, 2003... Candidates for municipal office in Baltimore are struggling with an unfamiliar campaign-trail dilemma: How do you woo the 16 year-old vote? The question arises as Baltimore prepares to make what appears to be American electoral history by...

Delaware: small state politics.(Inside Politics)
August 1, 2003... In most states political consultants can look forward to a busy 2004 election cycle of record spending and heated electoral battles. That's not likely to be the case in Delaware. According to a new book on state politics, the First State's...

An advertising pro's campaign wish list.(Inside Politics)
August 1, 2003... In a few months, the barrage will begin. Night after night, day after day, they will creep into living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, bars and airports. Some will crawl out of radios; others will swarm over billboards and television screens. By...

Bannon Communications Research.(New Jobs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... NEW JOBS: Bannon Communications Research, the Democratic public affairs and political consulting firm in Washington, hired Brad Bauman. He had been working there while finishing his masters degree, doing polling and message development for the...

The Campaign Co.(New Jobs)
August 1, 2003... The London-based communications and political consulting firm The Campaign Co. brought on a U.S. political consultant, Tim Russo (D) of Cleveland. The firm was founded by Jonathan Upton and David Evans, former officials with the British Labour...

Yale University.(New Jobs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Nancy Bocskor, who runs her own Republican fund-raising and political consulting firm in Arlington, Va., has been named to the Board of Directors of the Women's Campaign School at Yale University. Bocskor coordinates the National Federation of...

National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).(Party Lines)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... PARTY LINES: U.S. Rep. Tom Reynolds, the new National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) chair, made several staff changes. Deputy Political Director Scott Douglas took on the additional role of deputy executive director, assisting in...

Association of State Democratic Chairs.(Party Lines)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Mark Brewer, executive chair of the Michigan Democratic Party; was elected president of the Association of State Democratic Chairs.

Century Strategies.(Firm Changes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... FIRM CHANGES: Century Strategies, the Atlanta-based public affairs and public relations firm, opened a Washington, D.C., office. And Gretchen Purser joined the firm as vice president for federal affairs. Purser is a Republican strategist and...

The Dewey Square Group (DSG), a Washington, D.C.-based Democratic political consulting firm with offices in several other cities, acquired The Share Group, a direct response telemarketing firm serving "progressive nonprofits.".(Firm Changes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Dewey Square Group (DSG), a Washington, D.C.-based Democratic political consulting firm with offices in several other cities, acquired The Share Group, a direct response telemarketing firm serving "progressive nonprofits." The new Share...

Faucheux steps down as editor, to continue as contributor.
August 1, 2003... Campaigns & Elections magazine has announced that Ron Faucheux is stepping down as editor in-chief. Faucheux however, will continue to write for the magazine and to speak at its seminars as Contributor-at-Large. "Campaigns & Elections has...

Campaign consultant/client sign-ups.
August 1, 2003... Bannon Communications Research/D--general and polling Alex Padilla, CA, Los Angeles City Council President '03 Keith Williams, MI, Wayne County Commissioner '03 Beal Solutions/R--general David McIntosh, IN, Gov. '04 Cooper...

Play Political Trivia.
August 1, 2003... Answers available online at www.campaignline.com Click "Political Trivia" 1. Which incumbent governor of California was the Republican nominee for Vice President of the U.S.? 2. Who was the last California Democratic governor to be an...

Political calendar.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... AUGUST 5 Mississippi state election primary 8 Republican Women's Federation of Michigan sponsors the National Federation of Republican Women's Campaign School, Traverse City, Mich. 13-17 Young Democrats of America...

Schedule announced for AAPC Academic Outreach Conference.(AAPC News)
August 1, 2003... AAPC Academic Outreach Conference, Akron, OH October 2-4, 2003 Thursday, October 2, 2003 1-5:00 pm Registration 6-7:45 pm Dinner 8:00 pm Gwen Ifill, Moderator and Managing Editor of PBS' Washington Week in Review 9:15pm...

New addition to the AAPC team.(AAPC News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... With the expansion of membership and interest in the AAPC, there has been a growing need for additional staff resources to offer more services and programs to members. The AAPC is excited to have a new staff member, Katie Dowd who will serve a...

Career paths: how they got where they are.
August 1, 2003... Adam Putnam U.S. Representative, Florida 12th District, Republican When Putnam won his congressional seat in November 2000, he became one of the youngest members of Congress ever, at age 26 just one year above the minimum age to hold...

The State of the Parties: the Changing Role of Contemporary American Parties.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... edited by John Green and Rick Farmer, Fourth Edition, Rowman and Littlefield, 425 pages. Looks at the changing dynamics of American political parties and how they effect political change. Updates previous research on parties with an...

Debating the Kennedy Presidency.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... by James Giglio and Stephen Rabe, Rowman & Littlefield, 213 pages. Provides a new perspective on JFK's tenure in the White House and America in the 1960s. Attempts to move away from over-sentimentalized versions of the Kennedy presidency...

Changing the Powers that Be: How the Left Can Stop Losing and Win.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... by G. William Domhoff. Rowman & Littlefield, 142 pages. Explains how liberals can use the "progressive" banner to win elections and enact policies. Proposes a "planning through the market" philosophic approach as opposed to traditional...

The PR Crisis Bible.(Book Review)
August 1, 2003... by Robin Cohn, St. Martin's press, 340 pages. Identifies Seven Sins of public relations and crisis management. Discusses the various Strategies and techniques to use in damage control situations and presents mistakes commonly made in the...

Michael D. Cohen.(Movers & Shakers)
August 1, 2003... Vice president, Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates (FMA), an Alexandria, Va.-based Republican polling firm. Career Background Republican Party of Florida field representative; senior research director at the Gallup Organization. ...

Melanie L. Campbell.(Movers & Shakers)
August 1, 2003... Executive director and CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) Career Background Deputy director, NCBCP, 1995 to 1998. Political appointee for former Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson's Youth Services office 1991 to...

Three's a crowd: how Arizona's complex three-way casino campaign was won: it was a campaign in which winning required the 17-tribe coalition to do more than just convince voters to approve the initiative they were sponsoring. They also needed to convince voters to reject the other two gaming measures on the November state ballot.(Case Study)
August 1, 2003... In 2002, Arizona was the arena for a unique ballot measure battle involving three competing casino gaming initiatives. The winning campaign in this unusual three-way vote was run on behalf of a coalition of 17 Arizona Indian tribes. Their...

Ten things to think through before sponsoring a ballot initiative: to increase the chance for success at the ballot box, issue proponents should do the necessary work prior to filing an initiative to assess whether the process is right for their issue.(Political Adviser)
August 1, 2003... The ballot initiative and referendum processes in this country provide opportunities for activists and organizations to advance a cause and pass good public policy. With shifting partisan control of state legislatures, many activists have found...

Educated by initiative.
August 1, 2003... In his best-selling book, "Bowling Alone," Robert Putnam warns that Americans' political participation civic engagement and confidence in government are at all-time lows. A hundred years ago, Progressive Era reformers were equally concerned...

The generational shift in American politics: a GOP opportunity? The younger half of the electorate (under age 50) is more susceptible to Republican messages. When a direct appeal is made to the concerns of these voters, the pay-off is great.
August 1, 2003... It is generally accepted that Republicans took back control of the U.S. Senate and added to their margin in the House in 2002 because of the dual threat of war and terrorism, President Bush's personal appeal and the lack of any coherent...

'04 Illinois Republican Senate candidates.(Clicks & Picks)
August 1, 2003... While their fellow Republicans spent election night 2002 uncorking champagne bottles, Illinois's Republican GOP candidates were skipping right to the hangover. Democrats won all but one statewide office, control of both houses of the...

Dean's list: Dean is no Jack Kennedy. Not yet. But he's the best yet seen in online presidential politics, and the comparison can't be ruled out.(The Online Campaigner)
August 1, 2003... By the end of June, Howard Dean 2004 had matched John McCain 2000 in the number of supporters on his Net list (about 150,000) and the amount of cash he had raised through the Net (about $4 million, including $803,000 in one day). The former...

Computer technology and getting out the vote: new targeting tools.(Political Professional)
August 1, 2003... Florida didn't have to be nearly' as close as it was in the 2000 presidential race. That's the obvious verdict from examining turnout statistics in several of that state's large counties. Legions of registered voters simply failed to show up at...

Tips for the New Hampshire primary.(Political Professional)
August 1, 2003... New Hampshire Democrats were hurting after the 2002 elections They lost competitive races for the U.S. Senate and House, as well as the governorship. As the field and get-out-the-vote (GOTV) directors for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate,...

Buyer's guide: telephone services.(where to find it, where to buy it Political Telephone Services)
August 1, 2003... All information was provided by the companies listed. They are responsible for its accuracy and completeness. For updates, see the Campaigns & Elections Web site at www.campaignline.com. Organized by major office location. Future Call...

Political telephone services: consultant Q&A.(strategy & tactics Political Telephone Services)(Interview)
August 1, 2003... C&E: How do you think the new ability to limit commercial telemarketing calls will impact the political use of phones? PARKER: It is going to impact our business We will have to spend additional time telling people we are excluded from the...

Non-citizens and voting rights, disclaimer rules for attack ads: is it legal to put campaign signs on vacant lots and along the side of the road?(Campaign Doctor)
August 1, 2003... I feel silly even asking this question, but are non-citizens allowed to vote? I don't think so, but one of our volunteers says some elections don't require you to be an American citizen to vote. Think again. Illinois, Maryland and New York...

Off the record.
August 1, 2003... "Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry used to date actress Morgan Fairchild, but it didn't work out. Apparently she couldn't handle dating someone with bigger hair then she had." --Jay Leno "Uniforms designed for Iraq's new...