Campaigns & Elections articles from June 2001

Campaigns & Elections archives from June 2001

Senate Republicans brace for '02.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... So far, only one incumbent U.S. senator has announced plans to retire. That means if either party is to gain a clean Senate majority, they will most likely have to do it by defeating incumbents as opposed to picking up open seats. THE MOST...

INSIDE POLITICS.
June 1, 2001... Oklahoma's King Cole: Consultant as Power Broker? Chris Casteel Diane Plumberg Before U.S. Rep. Steve Largent made his final decision to run for governor of Oklahoma, he had to know whether Tom Cole was on board. First lady...

PEOPLE & ORGANIZATIONS.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... CAMPAIGN MOVEMENTS: U.S. Rep. Van Hilleary has hired two fundraisers to help him finance his 2002 bid for Tennessee governor. Nashvillians David Ingram and Susan Simons will serve Hilleary's exploratory committee as finance chair and treasurer,...

CAREER PATHS: HOW THEY GOT WHERE THEY ARE.(Congressional Representatives Van Hilleary and Melvin Watt)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Van Hilleary Member of Congress, 4th District, Tennessee Republican, Elected 1994 After college -- where he was a decorated member of the campus ROTC -- Hilleary planned to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming an Air Force pilot....

Thurber to Chair Third Academic Outreach Conference.(James Thurber; American Association of Political Consultants)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The AAPC is honored to have Dr. James Thurber, the Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at the American University, as the chairperson for its Third Academic Outreach Conference. After successful conferences at...

Pangallo named first AAPC/SIW scholarship winner.(Dominick Pangallo, Bates College; American Association of Political Consultants/ Semester in Washington)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Dominick Pangallo, a Political Science and Theater major at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, has been named the first AAPC/Semester In Washington Scholarship winner. The AAPC provides a $2,500 scholarship and internship opportunity each...

We Need Your Input.(American Association of Political Consultants)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... In an effort to better serve our members the AAPC has begun to seek out new benefits and professional sponsorships and is working to redesign and upgrade its website www.theaapc.org. To insure that the new services and improvements provide the...

Dangerous Democracy?
June 1, 2001... Dangerous Democracy? The Battle Over Ballot Initiatives in America, edited by Larry Sabato, Howard Ernst and Bruce Larson, Romman & Little field Publishers, 234 pages. Examines the initiative and referendum campaign process and its impact...

The Battle for Congress.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Consultants, Candidates and Voters, edited by James A. Thurber, Brookings Institution Press, 260 pages. Looks at six congressional elections in 1998 -- California 22, Connecticut 6, Georgia 2, Kansas 3, Washington 3 and Wisconsin 2 -- and...

Grant.(Review)
June 1, 2001... Grant, by Jean Edward Smith, Simon & Schuster, 781 pages. Profiles the life of the Civil War general-in-chief and 18th president of the United States. In what may be the best biography of Grant ever written, the book explores the subject's...

The Three Roosevelts.
June 1, 2001... The Three Roosevelts, by James Mac Gregor Burns and Susan Dunn, Atlantic Monthly Press, 678 pages. Deals with three of the 20th century's most important political figures as a family ensemble. Looks at how their personalities and politics...

MOVERS & SHAKERS.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Dave Beattie President, Hamilton, Beattie & Staff, a Democratic polling firm Career Background Former boat captain and scuba instructor. Elected to the Vestal, New York Board of Education in 1988 -- worked in politics ever since....

All Mail Review.(examples of use of direct mail in political advertising)
June 1, 2001... IF THE TV SHOW "The Weakest Link" asked the question, "What is the largest expenditure category in American political campaigns?" many would likely answer television. Others would probably say street money, or even consultants. Few would guess...

Drawing Contrasts Without Drawing Blood.(Jane Harman, Steve Kuykendall, California's 36th Congressional District campaign)
June 1, 2001... While Republican Steve Kuykendall was not the only California congressional incumbent to lose his re-election bid last year, his race against former Democratic U.S. Rep. Jane Harman did not become the brutal, bare-knuckled fight that...

Chretien's Gamble.
June 1, 2001... On Nov. 27, 2000, proving the pundits wrong, and to the relief of advisers who had urged him to hold off until the spring before calling an election, Prime Minister Chretien and his Liberals sailed to a third-straight majority government. No...

CANDIDATE.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... U.S. SEN. MAX CLELAND (D-GA) www.maxcleland2002.com A HANDFUL of congressional incumbents get kudos for registering domain names for their 2002 online campaigns, but Max Cleland is one of the few who has more than just a facade up and...

MEDIA.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... POLITICAL WIRE www.politicalwire.com WANT TO MAKE sure you've read all the political stories in today's Los Angeles Times, even though you live in New York? Political Wire can give you the scoop in its "Quick Read" section, which...

ADVOCACY.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... KEEP AND BEAR ARMS www.keepandbeararms.com THE ADVOCACY GROUP Keep and Bear Arms has done something that may prove extremely wise with its pro-2nd Amendment site: It exists not only to advocate its stand on gun control issues but also...

LOCAL ELECTIONS.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... E-DEMOCRACY www.e-democracy.org/stpaul E-DEMOCRACY is the brain child of longtime online political booster Steven Clift, who has pushed Minnesota to become one of the most politically wired states in the country. This site adapts one...

The bearable lightness of being online.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... A campaign Web site can convert the curious into supporters. It is an easy-to-reach office which can remain open non-stop at very little cost. So why wait? RUNNING FOR OFFICE in 2002? You should be preparing to open your campaign Web site...

E-mail Newsletters: Getting Your Campaign Message Out -- Fast and Cheap.
June 1, 2001... E-MAIL NEWSLETTERS, often underrated by smaller campaigns, combine several tenets of a good campaign and reinforce your message in a quick keystroke. If it is done right, an e-mail newsletter can have the effect of a good piece of direct mail,...

Dealing with Internet Smears.(on Web sites and Internet news groups)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Cybersmearing has a long history on the Net, and a ruling in April by a federal judge in Seattle reinforced the right of people online to speak their minds, even anonymously. SOME WEB SITES may cause you to shudder from the deepest part of...

TV vs. Direct Mail: Campaign Cost Comparison.(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Mail can deliver more information and deliver it in a more credible manner. Mail gives you the ability to deliver messages to special audiences or geographic areas that are difficult to target with a TV spot. Finally, mail does not need as many...

Jim Rogan's Direct Mail: A Fundraising Success Story.(California Republican)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Wealthy Democrats in California publicly promised to make Congressman Rogan's re-election race a top target for defeat. Almost overnight, Jim Rogan's congressional race took on national stature and created an unprecedented opportunity for...

A Late Absentee "Ballot Chase Program" for California's Republican Party.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... THE PROGRAM WAS designed to chase absentee ballot voters who waited until 10 days before the 2000 election to return absentee ballots by mail. The program consisted of a series of personalized 5"x8" post cards, delivered 10 days, seven...

How to Get on the Radio: A Big Earned Media Campaign Opportunity.
June 1, 2001... Scheduling a candidate for just one radio program may take several days or even weeks and involve as many as 10 to 20 phone calls. The time and effort can be reduced if you know what you are doing and whom you should talk to from the very...

MORE POLLIE WINNERS.(3 political advertising spots win Pollie awards from the American Association of Political Consultants)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The following political TV spots from the 1999-2000 election cycle were awarded first place Pollies by the American Association of Political Consultants. * The first spot was produced for Marty Weinberg, a candidate for mayor of Philadelphia....

Hiring a press secretary, Emerging privacy issue.(dealing with campaign public relations)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... ALSO: Should candidates wear their own campaign buttons? At what point does a campaign become big enough to need a full-time press secretary? Double criteria: One, when earned media suffers without a full-time press secretary; and two...

OFF THE RECORD.
June 1, 2001... Top 10 responses to the question: How fat is Al Gore? 10. He's so fat, when he appears in public the band plays; 'Hail to the Beef' 9. He's so fat, the Florida Election Commission is recounting his chins. 8. He's so fat, he'll...