THE CAMPAIGN PROCESS Chapter 14 O’Connor and Sabato American Government: Continuity and Change.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Campaign Finance Reform

Advertisements

The Federal Election Commission and campaign finance Regulation

Nature of Modern Campaigns Most electoral contests are similar in a number of ways. Nomination campaign aimed at winning primary. General election campaign.

The Structure of a Campaign

AP US GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

Linkage Institutions Non Governmental activity that connects the citizen/voter to the government Media Political Parties Campaigns Polling Interest Groups/PACs.

Linkage Institutions Non Governmental activity that connects the citizen/voter to the government –Media –Political Parties –Campaigns –Polling –Interest.

Congress and Fundraising. Opportunities to discuss course content No office hours today or Wednesday Thursday 10-2.

Unit 3.2: Electoral Process

ELECTING THE PRES. CHAPTER 10. I. The Preliminaries (4 years) A.All Candidates have to do three things 1. Establish record 2. Develop power base 3. Strategy.

Primary Elections Lecture 6.7. A.A primary election is an election in which voters decide which of the candidates w/in a party will represent the party.

CHAPTER 14 The Campaign Process. Nomination Process Once a candidate declares his/her intention to run their focus is on winning the nomination of their.

Campaign Finance. 1972/1974 Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) Creates the FEC –federal election commission to regulate, oversee and enforce campaign.

Campaign Finance Objective: To better understand campaign finance and its influence on political campaigns November 13, 2014

Paying For Election Campaigns

Money and Elections Running for office costs a lot of money.

As you read… Annotate the text. Be Prepared to Discuss: What did you find most shocking about campaign finance? How are interest groups connected to or.

THE CAMPAIGN PROCESS Chapter 12 O’Connor and Sabato

The Road to the White House Nominations, Campaigns and Elections.

Campaign Finance. Why is money necessary to political campaigns? Why is money in campaigns problematic for representative democracy? Can we restrict money.

Campaign Financing Cost of Modern Campaigns Campaign Reform Legislation Post-Watergate Reforms (FECA) Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) Sources of.

* Independent Expenditures – spending by political action committees, corporations, or labor unions to help a party or candidate but done independently.

Chapter 10.3 Paying for Election Campaigns. Running for Office A campaign for a major office takes a lot of money. A campaign organization runs each campaign.

Campaign Finance Reform, 1974 Created FEC Created Public Funding for Presidential Races Public Funding: Presidential PRIMARY Races Govt. matches small.

Money in US Elections PART 1.  Teapot Dome scandal (1925)  Cabinet members illegally leased federal lands in exchange for bribes from private oil development.

* A committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary donations. * PAC must give.

American Government Campaign Finance. Money in Congressional Elections The Cost of U.S. House Seat –$1 million for incumbents (4x as much as average challenger)

 Presidential Primaries  Part private, part public money Federal matching funds for all individuals’ donations of $250 or less (incentive to raise money.

Incumbents and Elections Free speech and Campaign Finance Reform.

Write 2 newspaper headlines for the following events – you must use the vocab words! 1. John McCain won the Republican nomination in (primary election,

Nominations and Campaigns

What Determines Elections? Linkage Institutions #4.

 Presidential Primaries  Part private, part public money Federal matching funds for all individuals’ donations of $250 or less (incentive to raise money.

Chapter 7.3 Money and the Election Process. What Does it Cost? : $1Billion : $1Billion : $3.5 Billion : $3.5 Billion Radio.

THE CAMPAIGN PROCESS Lecture #7. The Nomination Game Nomination: –The official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party. Generally,

Unit II Election Process.  FEC – Federal Election Commission  BCRA – Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act  Buckley vs. Valeo  Citizens United vs. FEC 

1 Civic Education Workshop Day 2: Campaign Spending.

Money and Elections Chapter 10, Theme B. Pop Quiz Name 1 of 2 groups that have been banned from contributing to candidates since 1925? 2. What scandal.

Nominations and Campaigns Chapter 9. The Nomination Game Nomination: – The official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party. Generally,

2 March, Campaign Money  A good candidate and a good message are not enough. Without money, the voters do not see the candidate or hear the message.

NOMINATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS CHAPTER 8/10. THE NOMINATION GAME Nomination:  The official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party.

Campaign Finance. Campaigns 1974 Federal Election Campaign Act Public financing of presidential elections Limits on spending if accept public finance.

WHAT DOES THIS POLITICAL CARTOON SUGGEST ABOUT

Money and the Election Process

Campaigns The Message and the Money. The Media and Campaigns Campaigns attempt to gain favorable media coverage: Isolation of candidate (Biden, Palin)

 Presidential Primaries  Part private, part public money Federal matching funds for all individuals’ donations of $250 or less (incentive to raise money.

Sources of Campaign Money Presidential Primaries Part private, part public money Federal matching funds for all individuals’ donations of $250 or less.

Campaign Finance. INTEREST GROUPS Criticisms: 1.Interest groups push their own agenda, which is not always in the best interest of most Americans. 2.

Campaign Finance Unit 4: The Electoral Process. Some terms to start FECA – Federal Election Commission BCRA – Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Hard money.

Chapter 10 Section 2. Political parties exist for one reason: to nominate and elect candidates to office. Parties must be organized well at the local,

Welcome to Chapter 10Chapter 6MiscTermsCampaigns Chapter 9 $200 $100 $400 $300 $100 $200 $300 $400 $100 $200 $300 $400 $100 $200 $300 $400 $100 $200.

Chapter 9 Nominations and Campaigns. The Nomination Game: Deciding to Run Nomination game is an elimination contest Nomination game is an elimination.

 Candidate: an individual running for political office  Nomination: Naming those who will seek office.

Incumbents Always win!. Hey…must be the money! How to Fix a Rigged System “If you aren’t an incumbent or you don’t have personal wealth, there’s almost.

The Campaign Process Chapter 14. The Campaign Process ✦ We will cover ✦ The Structure of a Campaign ✦ The Candidate for the Campaign ✦ Which do we vote.

Campaign Financing. Major Issues How much can candidates raise How much can donors contribute How does the government influence campaign spending How.

The Election Process Elections and Paying for Campaigns.

Chapter 7 The Electoral Process Section 2 Money and Elections.

Chapter 7: The Electoral Process Section 3. Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc.Slide 2 Chapter 7, Section 3 Key Terms political action committee (PAC):

› The Changing Campaign  Before most households had televisions, campaigning was personalized. Campaigns today are often less personal, with voters receiving.

The Structure of a Campaign

How Political Parties Are Organized

Money in Elections and Improving the Election Process

Campaign Finance 527, PAC, SuperPAC ads fec

Interest Groups Chapter 16.

THE CAMPAIGN PROCESS Chapter 14 O’Connor and Sabato

Money in Elections Belief & Behaviors.

Sections 2 and 3 Elections and Money

American Government Chapter 7 Section 3.

Presentation transcript:

THE CAMPAIGN PROCESS Chapter 14 O’Connor and Sabato American Government: Continuity and Change

In this chapter we will cover… The Structure of a Campaign The Candidate or the Campaign: Which Do We Vote For? Modern Campaign Challenges Contributions and Expenses Campaign Finance Laws THE CAMPAIGN PROCESS

The Structure of a Campaign All political campaigns can be viewed as a series of several campaigns that run simultaneously. The Nomination Campaign The General Election Campaign The Personal Campaign The Organizational Campaign The Media Campaign

Do We Vote for the Candidate or the Campaign? The most important factor in any campaign is the candidate (he/she is even more important than money). Campaigns are able (most of the time) to downplay a candidate’s weaknesses and emphasize her strengths. However, even the best campaigns cannot put an ineffective candidate in the win column – most of the time. Most people vote for a candidate not the campaign.

Campaign Challenges Handling the Press? Campaign Financing Televised Debates The News Media Individual Contributions PAC Contributions Personal ContributionsParty Contributions

Contributions and Expenses Campaigns are VERY expensive. House races can cost over $1 million but usually cost $ ,000 for incumbents, less for challengers. Senate races cost much more. All political money is regulated by the federal government under the Federal Elections Campaign Act of 1971, 1974, and 1976.

Campaign for the Senate, 2002

Soft Money Soft money is money with no limits or rules that is raised and spent outside of federal election guidelines. Soft money is often used to pay for ads that do not expressly advocate the election or defeat of a particular candidate. As long as these ads do not use the words “vote for,” “elect,” “vote against” or the like, ads can be paid for with unregulated soft money. Many argue that the huge infusion of unregulated soft money has destroyed the federal campaign laws.

FECA - Individuals FECA limits individuals to contributions of $2,000 per election, per candidate ($2,000 in the primary and another $2,000 in the general election). Individuals may give a maximum of $47,500 in gifts to all candidates combined in any calendar year. Individuals may also give up to $25,000 to a party each year.

PACs may donate $5,000 per candidate, per election. There are over 4,000 PACs registered with the FEC. PACs gave over $294 million to congressional candidates in 2004 (individuals gave $693 million). FECA - PACs

Parties also donate money to candidates. The Republican and Democratic parties give tens of millions to congressional candidates. Wealthy members of Congress and state legislatures often also donate monies to candidates of their party. Some members of Congress establish their own PACs to give money. Ex-Republican Majority Leader Tom Delay has a PAC. FECA - Parties

Personal Contributions In Buckley v. Valeo (1976) the Supreme Court struck down limits on personal campaign spending. Spending your own money on your campaign is a free speech right. Steve Forbes, Ross Perot, and other wealthy Americans have taken advantage of their personal wealth in their quest for office.