Campaigns & Elections articles from June 2004

Campaigns & Elections archives from June 2004

The air war.(Editor's Note)(Editorial)
June 1, 2004... RESIDENTS OF SWING states such as Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan have already been subjected to a barrage of presidential campaigns ads, and can expect a lot more as campaign season kicks into high gear. They may notice differences in the...

A VP's home state advantage.(On the Record)
June 1, 2004... Every leap year around this time, we play the vice presidential selection game. And every time, there is always an assumption that a running mate's ability to carry his or her home state could make a big difference. Since Franklin D....

Pretend you're the boss.(Inside Politics)
June 1, 2004... Michael Clark, a first-term U.S. House member from the Midwest, is facing a stiff challenge from Republican Dave Harris in a swing district. It's 11 months before the election, and the campaign manager must decide how to spend Clark's $1.2...

A priest and a rabbi walk into a bar ...(Inside Politics)
June 1, 2004... Late night joke-telling has become a staple of American politics. In fact, surveys indicate that many voters--particularly younger ones--get a surprisingly large amount of their political news from the likes of Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jon...

Hispanic political firsts.(Inside Politics)
June 1, 2004... It is widely acknowledged that Hispanics could be the key swing voters in the 2004 presidential election and races down the ballot. Here are some milestones in Hispanic-American political history. 1822 Joseph Marion Hernandez Became...

People and organizations.
June 1, 2004... NEW JOBS: Elizabeth Alexander left her job as U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff's, D-Calif., communications director to become press secretary for Terry McAuliffe, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee. She will handle media requests for the...

Campaign consultant client sign-ups.
June 1, 2004... Anzalone Liszt Research/D - polling Chris Bollwage, NJ, Elizabeth Mayor '04 The Florida House Caucus Bergen County Freeholder Campaign, NJ Bates Neimand/D - direct mail and general Russ Carnahan, MO, H03 '04 Brad...

Movers & shakers.(Interview)
June 1, 2004... STEVE RABINOWITZ President of Rabinowitz/Dorf Communications, a media consulting and public affairs firm in Washington, DC, that specializes in domestic American politics, progressive foreign policy initiatives, and ethnic and religious...

Stand by your ad.(Feature)
June 1, 2004... John Kerry's first television ads of his presidential campaign were fairly standard, featuring clips from speeches in lowa and Massachusetts bemoaning job losses under President George W. Bush and promising to fight for the middle class. But...

You're fired! When to get rid of a campaign manager.(Feature)
June 1, 2004... Last autumn, John Kerry's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination was in trouble. His poll numbers were dropping, and his campaign staff was not getting along. Reports surfaced that Kerry was managing disputes among his advisors,...

Campaigns turning to cable for cheap television advertising.(Feature)
June 1, 2004... When the Club for Growth wanted to buy statewide ads on Fox News Channel for a week in February, it had no problem. But when the conservative group--which backed U.S. Rep. Pat Toomey against U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter in the April 27 Pennsylvania...

Recall elections: democracy in action or populism run amok?(Feature)
June 1, 2004... Gray Davis, Lynn Frazier and a host of state and local officials weren't living up to their constituents' desires. So voters removed them from office. Davis, governor of California from 1999 to late 2003, and Frazier, governor of North Dakota...

Bush vs. Kerry on the Web.(Campaignland)
June 1, 2004... E-mail rules online politics, but the Web matters, too. The network of sites offers campaigns a unique opportunity to present themselves, unfiltered and unlimited, to a crucial and growing segment of the electorate. More than 11 million...

New ID rules present challenges for elections officials, voters.(Voting Matters)
June 1, 2004... In Ohio's March primary, the state asked first-time voters who registered by mail to show identification at the polls, in accordance with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). The issue of voter identification has almost completely eluded...

Web video: the biggest epolitics innovation of 2004.(Opinion)
June 1, 2004... Just as President Lyndon Baines Johnson's 1964 "Daisy" ad ushered in a new era of negative political television commercials, a Web video sent by the Bush/Cheney campaign is the signal that a new, important form of political advertising has...

Developing a web-based voter file system.(Opinion)
June 1, 2004... As consumers have become more accustomed to ordering products on the Internet, candidates and political organizations have demanded access to the data about the consumers. To meet that demand, we began developing a Web-based voter file system...

Political consultants can help Taiwan achieve democracy.(Opinion)
June 1, 2004... Last September I had the honor of sitting down with Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian to discuss ways of bringing greater democracy to the nation of 25 million people. He had heard of the initiative and referendum process, and had studied how...

Shattering myths about getting out the vote.
June 1, 2004... What is the expected impact of calling a voter before the election to urge them to show up at the polls? Does sending a piece of mail affect turnout at all? What about automated or robo-calls, e-mails, door hangers or door-to-door canvassing?...

Electoral Realignments.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Electoral Realignments, by David Mayhew, Yale University Press, 174 pages, May 2004 Looks at traditional realignment theories of American elections and determines that they do not hold up under scrutiny. This book concludes that the...

The Real State of the Union.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... The Real State of the Union, edited by Ted Halstead, Basic Books, 287 pages, March 2004. Proposes a series of bold, creative new solutions to America's problems that are rarely discussed in political campaigns. Focuses on the widening...

The Nationalization of Politics: The Formation of National Electorates and Party Systems in Western Europe.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... The Nationalization of Politics: The Formation of National Electorates and Party Systems in Western Europe, by Daniele Caramani, Cambridge University Press, 347 pages, May 2004 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Studies the historical process of...

Race, Politics and Community Development Funding: The Discolor of Money.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Race, Politics and Community Development Funding: The Discolor of Money, by Michael Bonds, Haworth Press, 130 pages, May 2004. Traces the spending of more than $200 billion allocated to the city of Milwaukee over two decades for programs...

Cronies: Oil, the Bushes, and the Rise of Texas--America's Superstate.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Cronies: Oil, the Bushes, and the Rise of Texas--America's Superstate, by Robert Bryce, Public Affairs, 327 pages, June 2004. Texas and its wealth have become the center of American politics argues investigative journalist Robert Bryce, who...

Stand Up Fight Back: Republican Toughs, Democratic Wimps and the Politics of Revenge.(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Stand Up Fight Back: Republican Toughs, Democratic Wimps and the Politics of Revenge, by E.J. Dionne, Jr., Simon & Schuster, 243 pages, June 2004. Democrats have of late been their own worst enemy, writes political analyst E.J. Dionne. ...

The underbelly of political consulting: a novel.
June 1, 2004... Jonah Eastman is a pollster, but not the boring number-crunching kind. He orders break-ins, smear campaigns and even gets attacked by an unknown assailant. Eastman is the pollster for New Jersey Gov. "Rebound" Rothman, a candidate for U.S....

Buyer's guide: political phone services: 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.(Directory)
June 1, 2004... FUTURE CALL Colorado Springs, CO Phone: 888-FUTURE1 Fax: 719-457-1130 URL: www.futurecall.com Years in Business: 14 Party Affiliation: Nonpartisan Services Offered: Firm Profile: FutureCall is a nationwide call...

Political phone services Q&A.(Political Phone Services)
June 1, 2004... Do consultants buy the "do not call" list in order to avoid negative perceptions by households on the list? Littlefield: There are many people on the "do not call" list that are unfamiliar with the fact that political fund-raisers are...

Hiding campaign debt: making sure electronic votes are counted fairly.(Campaign Doctor)
June 1, 2004... Do I have to show debt on our campaign finance reports? Only if you want to honor your obligations and obey the spirit and letter of the law. But if you have an irrational fetish for bad press, self-inflicted political wounds and official...

Off the record.
June 1, 2004... "In a poll of college students to see who they would rather prefer to have as a roommate, Bush got 43 percent, Kerry got 42 percent. Isn't that surprising? It's the first time Bush has ever won the popular vote." --Jay Leno "John...