CAS PO 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Focus Group, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, Federal Election Campaign Act

• School: Boston University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: CAS PO 111
• Professor: Graham Wilson

Document Summary

In the past, political campaigning was all done by the party, now it"s moving towards local and state organizations candidates rely less on the party campaigns. However, candidates must still campaign to be nominated by their party. Nominations: nominations for congress and state offices. Primary election: parties to select their final candidates (4 major types) Only about of regular voters vote in primaries. Closed primaries: voters must register their party affiliation and vote within. Open primaries: voters can vote from either parties. Modified closed primaries: each state decide whether to allow voters with no party affiliation vote. Modified opened primaries: voters can choose party and candidate. Type of primary depends on the influence of the party organization in each state; open primaries can hurt because voters can easily switch sides. Allowing voters to nominate is pluralist: nomination for president. President and vp nominees are chosen at the national convention summer of election year.