Act as campaign manager for a candidate of your choice Choose one…

Question Answered step-by-step Act as campaign manager for a candidate of your choice Choose one… Act as campaign manager for a candidate of your choiceChoose one of the candidates from the options provided.(You can probably quickly figure out they are all based on real presidential candidates, but I want you to focus on these traits and not your biases) pretend that you are working for a presidential campaign. Of the candidates included, choose who you would like to work for (you should probably choose who you think would have the easiest time getting elected)Please answer the questions based on your candidate’s traits.Political PartyShould your candidate run as a Democrat or a Republican? (If you know who your candidate is, don’t cheat. Tell me what you think based on their traits and explain your reasoning)Know your base Ideally, you want to eventually have the support of all Americans, but first, you must prove yourself to your party’s base.What type of voters do you think your candidate will attract (consider, religion, age, gender, race, etc).How will you get those voters to choose you over your opponents? this is called “voter outreach”. How do you make your candidate convince certain groups they care about them and their concerns more than their opponents?Debating the Issues You will have to debate first among your primary opponents, and if you win the nomination, you will have to debate your opponent from the other party. What about yourself do you want to emphasize with the voters?What is the main issue you want to focus on and what will you do about it? Do you have experience in your personal history that shows you have worked on this issue in the past? (what was it)Free Speech and Free SpendingIn Buckley v. Valeo the Supreme Court ruled that putting a limit on how much someone could spend on an election was the same thing as limiting their freedom of speech. Where will you get most of your money? Small contributions (grassroots) means you will rely on small contributions from average people. Large contributions means you will rely on large contributions from the ultra-wealthy and corporations as well as Super PACsSpecial InterestYou want the support of special interest groups!!!Hop on to https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/ and find out which special interests you think may support your candidate and list some of your top choices.Party SupportIf you win enough delegates to win the nomination, you are going to have to choose your running mate and make a speech at your party’s convention.Which of the included candidates would you choose to be your running mate and why? How do they complement you?Current Events You cannot control what goes on in the world while you are running your campaign. There is a lot of unrest and the people are engaging in protest about a variety of things Pick one of these issues to respond to (remember what is important to your base)police brutality/Black Lives Matterpro life/pro choicegun violence/gun reformElectoral College You must win the support of at least 270 electors to win the presidency. Your opponent will be trying to do the same. There are certain states in which you are bound to win based on your party so you will need to focus on the swing states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin (these states could vote for either Democrats or Republicans)What is your campaign going to do to win these states? (think about voter outreach – digital participation, door to door, more rallies, more television ads, etc) Candidate A  · Young, African American male  · Graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School  · Is a Protestant and regular church goer (unfortunately has been associated with a rather radical church)  · Is considered inexperienced, and unknown on the larger stage  · Politically moderate  · Favorable to young voters, African American voters  · Favorable in home state of Illinois, birth state of Hawaii  · Grew up lower class  · Has only served one term as US Senator – not associated with many politically advancements   · Has served in the state Senate for Illinois for seven years prior to serving in the Senate  · Was a civil rights attorney and a professor of constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School  · Married faithfully with two daughters Social Science Political Science POS 2041 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)