Chapter 9: Nominations and Campaigns Flashcards
nomination
the official endorsment of a candidiate for office by a political party.
three m approch
to win you need money, media, and momentum
campaign strategy
the master game plan candidates lay out to give their electoral campaign
deciding to run
the campaigning journey to becoming president is more strenuous than actually being president. They have too take off time from their job and spend lots of money
their lives are analyzed and their families are affected as well
caucus
a meeting for all state party leaders for selecting delegates to the national party convention. open to all registered party voters Usually organized as a pyramid local->county->congressional
->state
caucus-history
state party leaders controlled who went to the caucuses and who the delegates supported and a “party boss” ran the whole thing
ran on patronage or doing favors to earn support
Iowa caucus
traditionally the first caucus held in the US that receives special attention from the media and candidates as the outcome of the caucus can have a great impact on a candidates campaign
presidential primary election
elections in which voters in a state vote for a candidate (or a delegate pledged to that candidate)
the amount increased after the McGovern Fraser Commission (formed in 1968) that formed to respond to minorities who wanted better representation
closed primaries
elections to select party nominees where only people who have registered in advance with the party can vote for the party’s candidates, thus encouraging greater party loyalty
open primaries
elections to select party nominees where people can decide on election day whether they want to participate in the democratic or republican parties
Republican delegates
the candidates who win state primaries are rewarded all the delegates at the national convention **winner-take-all system
Democratic delegates
the candidates are awarded delegates at the convention in proportion to the votes they received *proportional
McGovern Fraser Commission
a commission formed in 1968 Democratic convention in response to demands for reform by minority groups and others who sought better representation
Superdelegates
national party leaders who automatically get a slot at the democratic national party convention
New Hampshire primary
traditionally the first primary held in the US that receives special attention from the media and candidates as the outcome of the primary can have a great impact on a candidates campaign