Candidate- A person seeking an elected government office

Announcement

Who can run?

• Anyone who meets the qualifications

What’s an Incumbent?

Hint: Barack Obama will be the incumbent in 2012

Primary election- election in which citizens choose those party members who will run for office

Primaries Video

htt://www.gopconvention.com/ http://www.demconvention.com/

Platform- written statement outlining the views and goals of the party

Plank- a specific idea in the party platform

Dem platform Rep platform

Amendments to platform

http://www.barackobama.com/

http://www.ricksantorum.com/index.php http://www.ronpaul2012.com/

http://www.newt.org/home/

http://www.mittromney.com/

Each Candidate Gets as Many Votes as Possible

• Propaganda- techniques to promote a certain person or idea

1. Endorsement- famous person Example2. Stacked Cards- only present one side of the story3. Bandwagon- says everyone else is voting for this person,

you should to4. Glittering Generality- Big statement with little meaning5. Symbols- Try to associate a candidate with an American

symbol6. Plain Folks- try to appeal to the average person Ex.7. Name Calling- attack the other candidates Ex8. Canvassing- going through neighborhoods asking for votes

2 types

Private 1.Individual People2.Fund-Raiser3.Interest Groups or PACs

Public1. Presidential Election Campaign

The Tuesday After the first Monday of November

Form

Electorate-anyone eligible to vote in an election Get Educated

Polling place-special places designated as a place a person may vote in a voting district ex

Methods of voting include:

• Ballot

• Mechanical Machine

• Computerized Machine

• Absentee ballot

The Winner!?

But wait, there is more