GOVT 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Political Action Committee, Federal Election Campaign Act, Campaign Finance In The United States
28 Dec 2016
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Chapter 8: campaigns and elections: campaigns and the american public. Not all campaigns are expensive, obama did spend billion. People get upset when their candidate doesn"t follow through, so they don"t vote. Why do people run for office: public service, personal ambition, policy goals. Opportunity structure: the political ladder of local, state, and national offices that results in greater prestige and power as one moves towards the presidency. Who gets nominated: mostly used to be white, wealthy, protestant, males, jews, women, and african americans are starting to appear, barriers still exist relating to religion, gender, race, age, and ethnicity. Media advertising is probably more effective in motivating and encouraging a candidate"s supporters to go to the polls than in changing the minds of already committed opponents of a candidate. The media also provide a relatively unknown political candidate with increased name recognition.
