Campaigns, elections and the media

Campaigns

__________- to test the message, presentation, issues

• Focus groups

• Nomination

Campaigns

__________- getting a name on the ballot

• Focus groups

• Nomination

Campaigns

Nomination

__________- has reasons for wanting to seek the office.

• Self-nomination

• Caucus or nomination/ coercion by others

• Convention

• Petition

• Primary/Direct Primary

Campaigns

Nomination

__________- Others talk a person into running

• Self-nomination

• Caucus or nomination/ coercion by others

• Convention

• Petition

• Primary/Direct Primary

Campaigns

Nomination

__________- Nomination by delegates selected from lower levels

• Self-nomination

• Caucus or nomination/ coercion by others

• Convention

• Petition

• Primary/Direct Primary

Campaigns

Nomination

__________- Nomination by a required number of signatures. Third parties must use a petition to get presidential candidates names on ballots.

• Self-nomination

• Caucus or nomination/ coercion by others

• Convention

• Petition

• Primary/Direct Primary

Campaigns

Nomination

__________- election to elect candidates.

• Self-nomination

• Caucus or nomination/ coercion by others

• Convention

• Petition

• Primary/Direct Primary

Campaigns

Nomination

Primary/direct primary types

________- only registered party members may participate

• Closed primary

• Open Primary

• Run-off Primary

• Top-two or Non-partisan

Campaigns

Nomination

Primary/direct primary types

________- Anyone can vote in a party's primary, can only vote in one primary

• Closed primary

• Open Primary

• Run-off Primary

• Top-two or Non-partisan

Campaigns

Nomination

Primary/direct primary types

________- An election between the top-two vote getters to ensure a majority winner.

• Closed primary

• Open Primary

• Run-off Primary

• Top-two or Non-partisan