How To Win Your 1st Election
eBook - ePub

How To Win Your 1st Election

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

How To Win Your 1st Election

About this book

When this book was first published in 1987, many first-time candidates unabashedly referred to it as "the Bible." Now in a new, updated edition, How to Win Your 1st Election is a step-by-step guide to the entire campaign process, from raising funds right through handling election-day jitters. Want to know where to put up signs? What to say at a candidates' forum? How to dress to make the best possible impression? Let Susan Guber, who beat out seven other candidates in her first election, show you the way. How to Win Your 1st Election is an ideal book for aspiring candidates, campaign managers, public relations consultants and students of political science and U.S. government. Written in a clear, easy-to-read style, it devotes entire chapters to topics such as hiring staff, managing the media, creating a public image, writing and delivering speeches, and campaign ethics. What's more, it's one of the few books out there that offers a full, comprehensive look at our country's unique electoral system-as seen through the eyes of an experienced insider. Susan Guber put this information to work for herself in three successful campaigns. Won't you try the same?

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. About the Author
  8. 1 Deciding to Run
  9. 2 Getting Involved
  10. 3 Using the Elections Department
  11. 4 Spreading the Word
  12. 5 Setting Up Your Campaign Headquarters
  13. 6 Setting Your Priorities
  14. 7 Raising Money
  15. 8 Hiring Staff
  16. 9 Defining the Issues
  17. 10 Writing and Delivering Speeches
  18. 11 Finding and Using Volunteers
  19. 12 Exploring and Utilizing Technology
  20. 13 Using Signs
  21. 14 Using Mail and the Media
  22. 15 Creating a Public Image
  23. 16 Dealing with Candidates’ Forums and Dealing with Opponents
  24. 17 Walking Door to Door
  25. 18 Campaign Ethics
  26. 19 Screening the Candidates
  27. 20 Campaigning in the Schools
  28. 21 Campaigning in a Multicultural Community
  29. 22 Creating the Phone Bank
  30. 23 Organizing the Poll Watchers
  31. 24 Dealing with Emotions
  32. 25 Handling Election Day
  33. 26 Cleaning Up and Saying Thanks
  34. 27 Conclusion