Political Science 2211E Chapter 1: CAMPAIGN STRATEGY: TRIAGE AND THE CONCENTRATION OF RESOURCES - Flanagan
5 Feb 2019
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Campaing strategy: triage and the concentration of resources. Clausewitz for the political competition between parties is a domesticated version of warfare, and political and military campaign. If you are fighting for vote in one big jurisdiction, you can keep building on your strength. Parliament, but would have wanted to elect one mp: it is crucial for campaign planners to design strategy around realistic objectives, the main plan should be based on a sober assessment of what is realistically possible. A group of between 5 and 20 strategists will spend half a day reviewing the situation from the perspective of their major opponent: conservative claim to have done one. Used their financial advantage to run negative ads attacking stephane dion"s competence and his green shift policies. As positive ads showing stephen harper looking casual and speaking in friendly, reassuring tones: the liberals were less strategic.
